By Francis Okoye, Maiduguri
The Nigerian Army Yesterday released 760 arrested Boko Haram
suspects to the Borno State government for rehabilitation and
reintegration.
The suspects who were arrested during the on-going crackdown in the
North East by troops of Operation Lafiya Dole were cleared after
interrogations by the Joint Intelligence Centre (JIC) of the Theatre
Command.
Handing over the suspects at the Borno State Rehabilitation Centre,
Bulumkutu, the coordinator of the JIC, Brig Gen Abdulrahman Kuliya, said
the group of cleared suspects included 147 men and 219 women among
others.
He noted further that since the commencement of Operation Lafiya
Dole, the crackdown on Boko Haram terrorists and their operational
network has yielded positive outcome, culminating in marked reduction of
the terrorists group’s activities in the North East.
He called on all members of the public not to relent in furnishing
security agencies with useful information and report any suspicious
persons or activities.
Receiving the suspects on behalf of the Borno State government, the
director of Borno State Rehabilitation Centre Maiduguri, Mrs Ladi Clark,
assured that all requisite steps would be taken to expedite the
rehabilitation and reintegration of the suspects into the larger
society.
The handing over was witnessed by members of international bodies,
including the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC).
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