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Old 01-18-2018, 05:52   #2
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Nigeria releases Boko Haram suspects after rehabilitation

And going along with what's going on in Nigeria

"Nigeria releases Boko Haram suspects after rehabilitation"

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-42705381

"Nigeria's military says it has released 244 "repentant" Boko Haram suspects who have undergone rehabilitation.

The authorities say they have been de-radicalised and can re-enter society, but critics are sceptical about whether they have repented.

The group, which includes women and children, has been handed over to the governor of Borno state, an area badly affected by Islamist violence.

Some 20,000 people have been killed in Boko Haram's eight-year insurgency.

The army released the suspects as part of activities marking Armed Forces Remembrance Day......"
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