The group noted that the recurring incidents posed serious threat to the social fabric of the region.
The defendants, who live in Bariga, Ajegunle and Okokomaiko axis of Lagos, are being tried for conspiracy and stealing.
Mr Yusuf pleaded not guilty to the charges.
Mr Yusuf described their actions in the aftermath of the Chatham House presentation as “embarrassing, disgraceful and a tragic display of incompetence.”
Both countries came to this arrangement Tuesday in Abuja at the Nigeria-France Joint Military Staff Talks.
“The fact that these 23 victims are released does not mean it is the end of our journey. There are many more in the hands of the bandits and Boko Haram.”
The Ebute Meta Chief Magistrates’ Court in Lagos on Monday ordered the remand of two men, Usman Yusuf and Abdulrafiu Ashiru, for allegedly breaking into a shop and stealing cartons of spaghetti worth
