FG Reunites 5,000 Repentant Boko Haram Terrorists With Families [Photo]

The National Counter Terrorism Centre, under the Office of the National Security Advisor, reports that over 5,000 former Boko Haram fighters have successfully been reunited with their families.

According to the Centre, none of these ex-combatants have returned to the battlefield following a six-month deradicalisation programme.

Ambassador Mairo Musa Abbas, who leads the Preventing and Countering Violent Extremism (PCVE) initiative, announced this during the second day of the Lake Chad Basin Governors’ Forum.

Speaking at the third-panel discussion titled “Managing Boko Haram Exits and Demobilization of Armed Groups,” she emphasized that a coordinated strategy would assist the governors of the Lake Chad region in tackling their shared challenges.

She highlighted that the deradicalization, rehabilitation, and reintegration initiative for former Boko Haram fighters, referred to as Operation Safe Corridor, has successfully reintegrated more than 5,000 repentant individuals…