Army frees 42 Boko Haram suspects, gives them N100k each: BORNO

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Tweet The authorities of the 7 Division of the Nigerian Army in Maiduguri, Borno state, on Thursday freed 42 Boko Haram suspects...

The authorities of the 7 Division of the Nigerian Army in Maiduguri, Borno state, on Thursday freed 42 Boko Haram suspects and handed them over to Governor Kashim Shettima. The freed suspects were also given N100,000 each to resettle themselves. According to reports, three of the freed suspects are from Chad, Burkina Faso and Cameroon, and they would be repatriated immediately by the Nigerian Immigration Services, NIS, to their countries.

The Deputy Director, Army Public Relations, Col. Sani Usman, while presenting the freed suspects at the Government House, Maiduguri, said the suspects were arrested and are being “released because we found out that they have nothing to do with Boko Haram activities.” “Out of the 42 suspects cleared by the military this month, three are from the neighboring countries of Burkina Faso, Chad and Cameroon.”

Most of the released suspects are said to be students, traders, carpenters, drivers and panel beaters, of which three were elderly persons and the remaining were youths. Receiving the suspects, Governor Shettima said some of them will be immediately engaged in their various areas of trade. “An idle mind they say is the devils’ workshop, therefore we cannot allow you people to be idle.

From your introduction, some of you are drivers, others are tailors and some are students. All the drivers would be immediately engaged by the state government and the tailors too will be useful for our free uniform for school children. For the students, I am going to assist you to go back and complete your studies. Others will also be taken care of appropriately,” the governor said. Got a news tip, article or press release for us?

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