The Nigerian army has released 275 people arrested on suspicion of being members of the militant Islamist group Boko Haram, an official has said.
They were freed after an investigation showed they had no links with the militants and handed over to the governor of north-eastern Borno state.
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"They included 142 men, 49 women, 22 young and 50 young girls. Two Nigerians and two Cameroonians," a spokesman for the governor Usman Kumo told newsmen.
It comes amid accusations by Amnesty International that the military has killed more than 8,000 detainees as part of its fight against Boko Haram.
Earlier this month, the campaign group criticised the reinstatement of an army general it accuses of war crimes.
The military said the allegations were being investigated.
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