- The army says at least 155 repentant terrorists will be returned to the society following the completion of their de-radicalization
- Army general Shafa of the Operations Safe Corridor (OSC) said the 155 are part of a second batch after about 95 were re-integrated some time ago
- Some repentant Boko Haram fighters who have completed their de-radicalization programme have also sought the forgiveness of their communities
The Nigerian Army has announced that no fewer than 155 ex-Boko Haram terrorists that have been rehabilitated under the De-radicalisation, Rehabilitation and Reintegration (DRR) programme are now set to be reintegrated into the society.
News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the army announced this through Maj.-Gen. Bamidele Shafa, Coordinator, OSC.
Shafa disclosed this at the end of a rehabilitation programme for the repentant boko haram members in Gombe on Saturday, November 24, noting further that this was the second batch of the programme.
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He said: “The first batch of 95 clients who were discharged in February, have been successfully reintegrated .
“By the grace of God, a total of 155 clients will also be discharged and handed over to their state authorities for reintegration and resettlement."
He added: “As part of the decisions reached at the meeting, visits were conducted in Partnership with the Presidential Committee on North East Initiative and the Centre for Democracy and Development to Adamawa, Borno and Yobe states to sensitize the state authorities, traditional rulers, religious leaders and other relevant stakeholders on the need to reconcile, resettle and reintegrate the clients back into their communities.
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“I wish to state that, the reception of the various stakeholders in the Tree states were warm, encouraging and assuring that these repentant youths would be accepted wholeheartedly on return.”
Meanwhile, Legit.ng reported that some repentant members of the Boko Haram sect asked for forgiveness from their respective communities.
The former insurgents asked for forgiveness on Thursday, November 22, while taking an oath of allegiance to the federal government at a rehabilitation camp in Gombe state.
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Legit.ng gathered that they had willingly surrendered to security forces who helped them in the process of being re-integrated into the society.
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