Photo: Army releases 42 suspected Boko Haram members in Borno

42 suspected members of Boko Haram were
today Nov. 6th released to the Borno state
government after investigations carried out
by the Nigerian army showed they had no
ties with the sect.
Presenting the released suspects to the state
governor, Kashim Shettima, the Deputy
Director of Army Public Relations of the 7
Division, Col. Sanni Usman said
investigations showed the men who were
arrested at various times in Maiduguri and
other parts in Borno state, had no connection
with the sect. He announced a donation of
N100,000 each from the Nigerian Army to the
released men to help rehabilitate and
reintegrate them back into the society.
Receiving the men, the state governor
thanked the army for conducting a thorough
investigation. He also gave cash gifts to all
the released men. 39 of the released suspects
were Borno state indigenes while the
remaining three were foreigners from Chad,
Burkina Faso and Cameroon.
One of the released suspects, a 300 level
student of the University of Maiduguri said "I
never knew that I could be free again but
today marks a new beginning in my life. I will
tell my story to my grandchildren."
Source: Sahara Reporters