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Borno govt confirms 6,500 suspected terrorists in custody
The Borno State government said on Tuesday a total of 6,500 suspected Boko Haram terrorists are in custody in readiness for trial in the state.
The state’s Commissioner for Women’s Affairs and Social Development, Zuwairu Gambo, disclosed this in a special learning and dissemination programme in Maiduguri.
She said at least 200,000 terrorists and the family members had dropped their arms and repented in the state since 2021.
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The commissioner noted added that 9,000 insurgents has been reintegrated into society by the state government during the period.
Borno State is the hotbed of Boko Haram insurgence with Thousands of people killed and more than two million displaced by the activities of the terrorists in the state and others in the North-East since 2011.
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