Buhari set to release Boko Haram suspects

Buhari set to release Boko Haram suspects

The Muhammadu Buhari-led Nigerian government is set to release Boko Haram suspects detained in various military facilities. Leadership reports that the Nigerian army today declared that Boko Haram suspects who have been in their detention cells for months will be released today after investigation confirmed their 'innocence'.

Acting on the orders of Buhari, the chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General Kenneth Minimah declared this during a courtesy call to Borno State governor, Kashim Shettima, Leadership reports.

Minimah said: “We are going to release some of the Boko Haram suspects who have been investigated and found to be free of all suspected incrimination to the Borno State government for onward reintegration with their families.”

Leading the entire senior officers of th‎e Nigerian Army at the defence headquarters to observe this year’s Nigeria Army Day Celebration (NADCEL) in Maiduguri, Borno State, Minimah said this year’s celebration was held in Maiduguri to boost the morale of the troops fighting the insurgents.

According to him, it was only logical to have a low key celebration since the Military Command and Control Centre (MCCC) has been relocated to Maiduguri.

Governor Shettima thanked the army for bringing this year’s NADCEL to Maiduguri, while also pledging the government’s support to the army in the battle against Boko Haram.

The chief of army staff also visited the palace of the Shehu of Borno alongside senior officers of the Nigerian Army. He paid tribute to HRH Abubakar ‎Garbai Ibn Umar Elkanemi.

Receiving Minimah and his entourage the royal father said Borno used to be a peaceful state, wondering why violence and religious extremism have now become the order of the day.

The Boko Haram terrorists have been allowed to resume limited attacks (which were abating towards the end of Goodluck Jonathan's tenure), since Buhari came into power, in a bid to provide the justification for negotiation and granting of amnesty to them by the Buhari.  

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