Court Orders Release Of 313 Suspected Terrorists In Borno

About 313 suspected terrorists arrested by the military have regained their freedom, courtesy of a Federal High Court in Maiduguri, Borno State, which ordered their release. The court ordered their release for lack of evidence to nail the suspects after investigation. The Director, Defence Media Operations, MajGen. Buba Edward, disclosed this during a briefing on military operations across the country yesterday in Abuja.

He assured all that the military would comply with the court order and release the suspected terrorists to the state government. Buba said: “During the week, as a follow up to a court order of the Federal High Court in Maiduguri, a total of 313 suspects in detention for terrorism-related offences were to be released to the Borno State Government. “The court ordered the release for want of evidence after the conclusion of the investigation and other ancillary matters. “The cases were prosecuted by the Department of Prosecution, Federal Ministry of Justice.

Accordingly, they would be handed over to the Borno State Government for further action.” Incidentally this is not the first time suspected terrorists would be acquitted for want of evidence. The Minister of Justice and the Attorney General of the Federation, Lateef Fagbemi (SAN), had on December 4 last year, said out of a total of 1,323 suspects prosecuted for terrorism, only 366 convictions were secured.

He noted that 896 others were discharged for lack of evidence. Fagbemi said: “I must acknowledge the fact that we have come a long way in this initiative. The first phase of the Kainji Prosecution Project commenced in October 2017 with remarkable achievements where we recorded a total of 366 convictions, 896 others were discharged for want of sufficient evidence and 61 other cases adjourned for further hearing. “There have been three phases of the exercise so far, spanning between October 2017 and July 2018. I must, at this point, challenge all stakeholders to ensure that the momentum is sustained, seeing how important this assignment is to the well-being of our beloved country and her people.”

Posted: at 29-03-2024 09:13 AM (1 month ago) | Addicted Hero

Release them for what,,this people are terrorist and u guys want to release them,,diese manner sind schweine

Posted: at 29-03-2024 10:59 AM (1 month ago) | Upcoming

You can see how the North is populating this Nigeria with their terrorists.  Animals the soldiers should have wasted in the forests will now be reintegrated  into the normal Southern Nigeria. I don't know what the courts in the south are doing. Must you fools watch as the North criminally unleash hoodlums on us all in the south? We have thousands of our people charged for lesser offences languishing in the prisons while the terrorists that murdered soldiers and civilians alike in the North are set free.

Posted: at 29-03-2024 01:03 PM (1 month ago) | Gistmaniac