Nigerians react to 1,400 repentant Boko Haram suspects that were released

Many Nigerians have taken to social media to react to the recent release of 1,400 repentant Boko Haram fighters.

Earlier today, the Borno State Commissioner for Information, Babakura Jato, told The PUNCH during an interview on Monday that 1, 400 had been released in three tranches since the ‘Operation Safe Corridor’ programme began.



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The commissioner said,

“There have been a series of releases. They were released in three tranches. The first set was released during Governor Shettima’s time while two sets have been released under Prof. Zulum.

“The total number of persons released is 1,400. Out of the 1,400, the majority of them are cleared suspects. These were people who were suspected of being members of Boko Haram and it was discovered that they were not.

“The rest are children of Boko Haram or actual Boko Haram members. I cannot give you a breakdown of the figure now for security reasons.”

The report doesn’t seem to have gone down well with many Nigerians as they took to social media to air their concerns.

See some reactions below;

@SekoniTweets: Questions:

What mental breakdown will this news bring to soldiers who fought & lost colleagues, capturing these terrorists?

Who on earth wouldn’t agree to repentance, knowing you’re about to gain freedom?

Why ain’t we applying this measure for murderers, robber & kidnappers?


@theonce001: He stated that if any person was rejected by his community for being a former Boko Haram member, the government would resettle that person.

Repentant Boko Haram may just be your next door neighbour! Start knowing your neighbour to avoid stories that touch! ���


@__irigo: Wow. Good news.
This is the kind of fight against insurgency that buhari and his administration promised in 2015. This news has improved the security situation in Africa as a whole.
Nonsense.☹️


See more reactions through below link;

https://www.naijanewsgist.com/news/nigerians-boko-haram/

Chai
I will not say anything

The is what the US government wants. That was US body language to the Nigerian Government in 2017. Only those who knows will know.

What you should now ask is
"are these insurgents actually released or this is a show by the Nigerian Government for the US to believe they are setting POW free? ".
''How can we be sure these insurgents are not led to the slaughter slab after posing for the camera? "


And after all, only insurgents who had willfully surrendered themselves are usually set free. But how the media carries report to raise tension is something else.

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Officialgarri:
The is what the US government wants. That was US body language to the Nigerian Government in 2017. Only those who knows will know.

What you should now ask is
"are these insurgents actually released or this is a show by the Nigerian Government for the US to believe they are setting POW free? ".
''How can we be sure these insurgents are not led to the slaughter slab after posing for the camera? "


And after all, only insurgents who had willfully surrendered themselves are usually set free. But how the media carries report to raise tension is something else.

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Senseless, irresponsible, unreasonable, directionless,visionless leaders.chaiii