Army Denies Releasing Boko Haram Fighters In Borno

The Nigeria Army has refuted reports that it had released 1009 Ex-Boko Haram fighters to Borno State government.

The military described the reports as false and unsubstantiated, adding that it was part of attempt to dampen the resolve of troops in the war ravaged no

In a statement by its Director Public Relations officer, Brigadier General Onyema Nwachukwu, the army said those released are suspected Boko Haram members and not ex Boko Haram members.

It noted that the release of the suspected insurgents was not hidden from members of the public and not shrouded in secrecy.

While the NA would not want to join issues with the masterminds of this false narrative, it is important to set the records straight.

“It is an indisputable fact that the ongoing Counter Terrorism Counter Insurgency Operations (CTCOIN) in the North East has led to the arrest of several terrorism/insurgency suspects. These suspects have been held in custody, while undergoing profiling and further investigations by experts from the Joint Investigation Centre (JIC) and those who are found culpable are usually handed over to prosecuting agencies accordingly, while those who are not implicated in terrorism and insurgency are cleared and released to the state government for rehabilitation before they are reintegrated into the society” the statement read

These cleared suspects are therefore not ex Boko Haram fighters, as peddled in the said online report and as the masterminds would want to impress on the public.

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“A total of 1009 cleared suspects, not ex fighters, were therefore released after this rigorous process on Wednesday 14 July 2021. It is also necessary to categorically state that the handing over of the cleared suspects was not shrouded in secrecy as it was witnessed by United Nations Humanitarian and government agencies, in tandem with global best practice.

“The NA therefore urges the general public to discountenance this misinformation, as it is evidently a manipulation and distortion of the truth and reality of the event.”

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