THE military authorities in Maiduguri, the Borno State capital, yesterday freed 182 people arrested by security agents on suspicion of having links with Boko Haram.
Chief of Army Staff Lt.-Gen Kenneth Minimah, who handed over the suspects to Governor Kashim Shettima at a military base, said the suspects had been cleared by the military authority of not having any links with the insurgents.
“We have over 100 detainees who were suspected to have link with Boko Haram. They are 100 men, 24 women, 40 underage boys and 18 children.
“They have been cleared; we have decided to hand them over to the Borno State government.
“They have been thoroughly investigated and acquitted of any involvement in the activities of Boko Haram or connected with the group,” Minimah said.
The release of the detainees was one of the highlights of the Army Day celebration marked in the state yesterday,Shettima asked the freed suspects to take advantage of their freedom and promised to assist them to return back to normal life.
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