42 suspected members of Boko Haram were today
Nov. 6th released to the Borno state government after investigations carried out by the
Nigerian army showed they had no ties with the sect.
Presenting
the released suspects to the state governor, Kashim Shettima, the
Deputy Director of Army Public Relations of the 7 Division, Col. Sanni
Usman said investigations showed the men who
were arrested at various times in Maiduguri and other parts in Borno
state, had no connection with the sect. He announced a donation of
N100,000 each from the Nigerian Army to the released men to help
rehabilitate and reintegrate them back into the society.
Receiving the men, the state governor thanked the army for conducting a thorough
investigation. He also gave cash gifts to all the released men. 39 of
the released suspects were Borno state indigenes while the remaining
three were foreigners from Chad, Burkina Faso and Cameroon.
One of the released suspects, a 300 level student of the University of
Maiduguri said "I never knew that I could be free again but today marks a
new
beginning in my life. I will tell my story to my grandchildren."
Source:
Sahara Reporters
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