About 42 persons earlier thought to be members of the deadly terrorist group called Boko Haram were released to the Borno State government by the Nigerian Army recently. The suspects were apprehended by security operatives at different times in Borno State and kept in custody until their release.
Deputy Director of Army Public Relations of the 7 Division, Colonel Sanni Usman, explained that after thorough investigation by the security forces, it was discovered that the 42 persons had no link with the Islamic sect.
Barely 48 hours after the Nigerian Army handed over 42 suspected members of Boko Haram to the Borno State Governor, Kashim Shettima, another set of 125 suspected members of the Islamic sect have been released. At the handing over ceremony held on Saturday, November 8, 2014, in Maiduguri, Borno State,…
Spokesman of the Nigerian Army, Col. Sani Kukasheka Usman, has said a total of 249 suspected Boko Haram terrorists and accomplices have been cleared and released by the Joint Interrogation as approved by the Chief of Army Staff in Maiduguri, Borno State. He said those cleared and released included 169…
The Nigerian troops have recaptured Chibok town in Borno State after members of Boko Haram took over the remote town on Thursday. The insurgents stormed the town on Thursday and chased out Nigerian security forces. Chibok is the hometown of over 200 schoolgirls kidnapped by the militant Islamic sect in…
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