Nigerian Army frees 230 suspects cleared of ties with Boko Haram

A tank recaptured from Boko Haram. Reuters/Akintunde Akinleye

The Nigerian Army military has released 230 suspected Boko Haram terrorists made up of two hundred and nineteen males and eleven females after profiling them.


The Guardian gathered that the suspected Boko Haram members are made up of 219 males and 11 females after profiling them.

A source within the military disclosed that the suspects were cleared after it was established that they are not terrorists but were conscripted against their will.


The source added that the 230 suspects were handed over today to the Borno state government through the Ministry of Women Affairs and Social Development for reintegration.

Details later.

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