Borno Federal High Court has ordered the discharged of 313 suspected terrorists arrested by the military.

It was said that the court ordered their release as a result of lack of evidence to hold the suspect after the investigation.

This was revealed by the Director, Defence Media Operations, Maj. Gen. Buba Edward, during a briefing on military operations across the country on Thursday in Abuja.

Gen. Buba, assured everyone that the military would agree with the court order to release the suspected terrorists to the state government.

Buba said, “During the week, as a follow up to a court order of the Federal High Court in Maiduguri, a total of 313 suspects in detention for terrorism-related offences were to be released to the Borno State government.

“The court ordered the release for want of evidence after the conclusion of the investigation and other ancillary matters

“The cases were prosecuted by the Department of Prosecution, Federal Ministry of Justice. Accordingly, they would be handed over to the Borno State Government for further action.”

News reported that it is not the first time suspected terrorists would be released for lack of evidence.

Lateef Fagbemi,(SAN) the Minister of Justice and the Attorney General of the Federation, had earlier said out of a total of 1,323 suspects prosecuted for terrorism, only 366 convictions were secured.

He stated that  about 896 others were discharged for lack of evidence.

Fagbemi said, “I must acknowledge the fact that we have come a long way in this initiative. The first phase of the Kainji Prosecution Project commenced in October 2017 with remarkable achievements where we recorded a total of 366 convictions, 896 others were discharged for want of sufficient evidence and 61 other cases adjourned for further hearing.

“There have been three phases of the exercise so far, spanning between October 2017 and July 2018. I must, at this point, challenge all stakeholders to ensure that the momentum is sustained, seeing how important this assignment is to the well-being of our beloved country and her people.”