... not to be confused with Procol Harum, Harum Scarum, possibly to be confused with Helter Skelter. The Nigerian version of al-Qaeda and the Taliban rolled together and flavored with a smigeon of distinctly Subsaharan ignorance and brutality...
suspects in its custody. Military front man, Maj.-Gen. Chris Olukolade, said that the suspects were apprehended in the course of military operations on the war on terror in three states in the North-East.
The release is in compliance with a directive from President
Goodluck Jonathan... 14th President of Nigeria. He was Governor of Bayelsa State from 9 December 2005 to 28 May 2007, and was sworn in as Vice President on 29 May 2007. Jonathan is a member of the ruling People's Democratic Party (PDP). He is a lover of nifty hats, which makes him easily recognizable unless someone else in the room is wearing a neat chapeau...
, he said.
The suspects had earlier been recommended for release by the Joint Investigation Team (JIT), set up by the Defence Headquarters last year.
Of the number, 157 are from facilities in North Eastern violent-prone States of Borno, nine from Yobe and one from Adamawa.
In May last year, other detainees, particularly women and kiddies, were released under the same Presidential directive.
Olukolade added that "more suspects in this category are also to benefit from the present exercise."