The army on Friday released 275 detainees after clearing them of being members of the Boko Haram sect.
The Theatre Commander of Operation Lafiya Dole, Major Gen. Hassan Umaru handed over the detainees to Borno State Governor, Kashim Shettima, at a ceremony in Maiduguri, the state capital..
Umaru said the detainees included 271 Nigerians.
Two of the released foreigners are from Cameroun and the other two from Niger Republic.
Umaru said: “Today we are releasing 275 persons who have been in detention over suspicion of being involved in terrorism.
“Our crack team of joint investigators has screened and cleared the persons that are in the process of being released here today.”
Umaru said the detainees included 142 males, 49 females, 22 under aged and 50 children of cleared females.
“The persons being released comprise 142 males, 49 females, 22 under aged, 50 children of cleared females, two Nigeriens and two Cameroonians,” the theatre commander said.
He said they were released in line with the principles of justice and fair play.
Receiving the detainees, Shettima commended the military for a job well done.
He said: “Today bears a sense of professionalism, justice, equity and fairness of the Nigerian Armed Forces.
“The 275 suspects were picked from several locations at different times and were adjudged to be clean after through investigations.”
Shettima said the action had confirmed that the military was a respecter of the law.
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