The Joint Investigation Committee (JIC) in Maiduguri, Borno State, in northeast 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’ list.

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.