Suspected Boko Haram Member Released After Investigation

The Joint Investigation Committee (JIC) in
Maiduguri, Borno State, in southeast Nigeria
has cleared Abubakar Sadiq who was earlier
arrested as one of the 100 wanted Boko
Haram terrorists.
Mr Abubakar Sadiq, a security guard at the
residence of Mohammed Daggash in
Maiduguri, was arrested based on the
assumption that he was suspect number 28
on the wanted Boko Haram terrorists lists.
Mistaken Identity
However, a thorough investigation carried
out, as well as new Boko Haram terrorists
video clip acquired and the employment of
forensic analysis, conclusively confirmed
that it was a case of mistaken identity.
According to a statement by the Acting
Director Army Public Relations, Colonel Sani
Usman, the erroneously arrested person
has since been released to his family.
It stated that investigation further showed
that Daggash family had nothing to do with
the incident or associated with any security
breach in Borno State.