{"id":22656,"date":"2019-11-28T08:00:58","date_gmt":"2019-11-28T07:00:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/everyday.ng\/?p=22656"},"modified":"2019-11-28T08:00:58","modified_gmt":"2019-11-28T07:00:58","slug":"army-releases-983-cleared-boko-haram-suspects","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/everyday.ng\/?p=22656","title":{"rendered":"Army Releases 983 Cleared Boko Haram Suspects"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Nigerian Army on Wednesday released 983 suspects cleared of links with Boko Haram insurgents.
\nMaj.-Gen. Olusegun Adeniyi, the theater Commander, Operation Lafiya Dole (OPLD), made the disclosure in Maiduguri at the formal handing over of the suspects to the Borno Government.
\nAdeniyi disclosed that the suspects comprised of 978 males and five females. He said that the affected persons were detained at a military facility over\u00a0suspected links with the insurgents.
\nAdeniyi explained that the suspects were cleared by the Joint Investigative\u00a0Panel set up by the authorities.
\nThe commander added that the suspects were cleared of any links with insurgents and certified fit for reintegration with their families and society.
\n\u201cThe release of the suspects marked a milestone in the Operation Lafiya Dole to defeat insurgency and restore peace to the region.
\n\u201cThe Federal Government implemented the Operation Safe Corridor to encourage insurgents to surrender for rehabilitation and integration into the society.
\n\u201cI call on the insurgents to surrender to enable them benefit from opportunities\u00a0of the programme.
\n\u201cTheir aim for a caliphate will not be actualised, I call on the insurgents to surrender.
\n\u201cLet Shekau and Albarnawi to die alone, they are defeated and you should not die with them,\u201d Adeniyi said.
\nAdeniyi who commended the Borno Government for its support to the military, advocated for skill training programme to enable them to learn trades and engage in productive activities.
\nGov. Babagana Zulum of Borno commended the gesture, adding that the event was\u00a0significant in paving the\u00a0way to end insurgency and the beginning of peace\u00a0in the state.
\nZulum called on the people to accept the released suspects, stressing that they were proved to be free and innocent following investigations conducted by the investigative committee.
\nHe called on the military to adopt proactive measures to release innocent persons in its facilities in accordance with the laws.
\nZulum said that the suspects would be transferred to the Borno Rehabilitation Center, Bulumkutu, before reintegration with their families and society.
\nThe governor added that the state government would provide skill training and empowerment support to enable them to engage in productive activities.
\nZulum commended the military and other security agencies for their sacrifices and contributions to the counter insurgency campaign and peace building process in the state.
\nAlso speaking, Ahmed Jidda, one of the released suspects, thanked God for regaining his freedom.
\nJidda, who hails from Adamawa, said he was detained for about three years at the military facility.
\nHe noted that the military authority had adopted proactive measures to take care of their need and improvement of the wellbeing of the inmates.
\n\u201cWe are fed; sheltered and clothed. Nobody abused or maltreated us at the centre,\u201d he said.
\nJidda commended the committee which established their innocence, adding that he was happy to be reunited with his family.
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The Nigerian Army on Wednesday released 983 suspects cleared of links with Boko Haram insurgents. Maj.-Gen. Olusegun Adeniyi, the theater Commander, Operation Lafiya Dole (OPLD), made the disclosure in Maiduguri at the formal handing over of the suspects to the Borno Government. Adeniyi disclosed that the suspects comprised of 978 males and five females. He […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":22233,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[93,263,264],"class_list":["post-22656","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-news","tag-army","tag-boko-haram","tag-freed"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/everyday.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22656","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/everyday.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/everyday.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/everyday.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/7"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/everyday.ng\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=22656"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/everyday.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22656\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/everyday.ng\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=22656"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/everyday.ng\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=22656"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/everyday.ng\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=22656"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}