Following the Federal Government’s decision to release about 608 repentant Boko Haram members, the Military Widows Association, on Friday, came hard on government, saying the members of the dreaded group must face justice as they were not better than other criminals. Also speaking, a former Director at the Department of State Services, Mr Mike Ejiofor, said the time was not ripe for the government to release repentant terrorists. You cannot be releasing Boko Haram suspects when the war is still ongoing. “The so-called rehabilitation and release of Boko Haram members presumed to be repentant is a most ill-informed strategy. About 1, 500 repentant Boko Haram members have been released by the military so far.

Source: Nigerian Tribune January 31, 2020 15:00 UTC