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| Repented Boko Haram members |
The Nigerian Spokesman Media and the Concerned Professional Congress (CPC), a Civil Society Organisation, have praised the Nigerian Army for rehabilitating 2,168 repentant terrorists.
The organisation announced this on Friday in Gombe while briefing reporters on the eight-year impact of the Nigerian Army's Operation Safe Corridor deradicalisation and rehabilitation initiative.
The Nigerian Army's Operation Safe Corridor (OPSC) implemented the Deradicalisation, Rehabilitation, and Re-integration (DRR) policy, which attempted to deradicalise, rehabilitate, and reintegrate ex-Boko Haram members back into society.
The Editor-in-Chief of Nigerian Spokesman Media, Emeka Nwankpa, stated that they were at the deradicalisation centre to analyse the program's eight-year impact.
He stated that 2,168 people have completed the programme and have been reintegrated into society to contribute their fair share as responsible citizens.
"When we visited the camp, we discovered that those who surrendered to the Nigerian military and repented were voluntarily undergoing rehabilitation at the camp," he stated.
He stated that everyone who went through the training acquired a skill of their choice and received a starting pack at the end.
He praised the Nigerian Army for its efforts to ensure that former rebels become useful citizens of their respective communities.
"During our meeting with the Camp Commandant, he informed us that so far no negative reports of any former clients.
“And from their records, none of them was found wanting because of the intensity, depth, credibility and integrity of the DRR programme, which he said many countries have shown huge interest to adopt, for example, Ethiopia, which sent top officials recently,” he said.
According to Alkasim Baba, the CPC's Northern Regional Rapporteur, 22 fully de-radicalized and rehabilitated repentant Boko Haram members are currently awaiting re-integration based on their findings.
He went on to say that 1,000 people will be arriving at the camp as soon as the required arrangements were made.
(NAN)