Army set to release 200 detainees cleared of ties to Boko Haram
The Nigerian Army is set to release more than 200 detainees cleared of links to the Boko Haram sect. The detainees were arrested by the military in the heat of insurgency. Daily Trust finding shows that they would be handed over to the Borno State Government for proper reintegration into the society. The event will […]
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The Nigerian Army is set to release more than 200 detainees cleared of links to the Boko Haram sect.
The detainees were arrested by the military in the heat of insurgency.
Daily Trust finding shows that they would be handed over to the Borno State Government for proper reintegration into the society.
The event will take place at Giwa Barracks in Maiduguri, the state capital, on Tuesday morning.
” Not fewer than 200 cleared Boko Haram suspects that are being cleared of any wrongdoing by security operatives, and they will be hand over to the Borno State Government for rehabilitation and reintegration.
“The handing over ceremony is set to be this morning (Tuesday) at 10: am at Giwa Barracks,” a source told Daily Trust.
The source said the State Commissioner for Women Affairs, Zuwaira Gambo, and her Information and Internal Security counterpart, Prof Tar Umar, will receive the clear detainees on behalf of the state government.