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Nigeria Begins Open Trial for Hundreds of Boko Haram Suspects | |
2018-02-15 | |
![]() suspects awaiting trial at a military detention proceeding on Monday. The Kainji military facility counts "at least 1,000 suspected members" of Boko Haram among its inmates, according to Nigeria’s Daily Trust newspaper. Abuja has begun moving towards the rapid processing of these individuals in order to lift as much of the burden on the nation’s weakened military as possible. According to the newspaper, almost half of those detained‐"about 468 persons"‐"are expected to be released for want of evidence." | |
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