The area is where Giwa Barracks, a military detention centre is located.
by SaharaReporters, New York
May 11, 2021
Maiduguri, Borno state capital is currently under Boko Haram attack.
Military sources told SaharaReporters that the insurgents stormed the Jiddari general area of the town around 6:30pm on Tuesday, firing shots into the air.
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The area is where Giwa Barracks, a military detention centre is located.
Since 2014, the facility has been attacked multiple times by Boko Haram, as prisoners in the facility are mostly confirmed or suspected members of the sects and their families.
“They came with suicide bombers to attack the facility again,” a colonel in the army told SaharaReporters.
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The Federal Government will soon commence the arraignment of 5,000 suspected Boko Haram members in detention facilities across Nigeria.
The Director-General of Legal Aid Council, Aliyu Abubakar, made the disclosure during a visit to Borno Governor, Babagana Zulum.
Abubakar disclosed that the detainees were currently at Giwa Barracks, Maiduguri and Kainji Correctional Centres, among others.
The official said the trial would be conducted by the Offices of the Attorney General of the Federation and the National Security Advisers in collaboration with the Theatre Command of Operation Lafiya Dole.
The Legal Aid Council has been directed to provide defence for the inmates during the hearing of their cases.