Nigerian Military Speaks On Fresh Plans For Over 600 Repentant Terrorists

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Nigerian Military Speaks On Fresh Plans For Over 600 Repentant Terrorists

The Nigerian Military has said that over 600 low-risk repentant terrorists will be transferred to their various state governments for reintegration into the system. shocked

PM News reports that the Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), General Lucky Irabor while speaking at the fifth Stakeholders’ Meeting of Operation Safe Corridor (OPSC), on Thursday, January 5, confirmed that 613 repentant terrorists are currently undergoing deradicalization and rehabilitation.

Over 613 repentant terrorists will be transferred to their states for rehabilitation. Irabor represented by the Chief of Defence Training and Operation, Major General Adeyemi Yekini, noted that low-risk insurgents are being rehabilitated by the OPSC.

The OPSC was established by President Muhammadu Buhari in September 2015 as a window for willing and repentant terrorists to lay down their arms and undergo a structured DRR programme.

Irabor admitted that the successes of OPSC had continued to resonate within the region and in the diaspora. According to him, it has also attracted the interest of researchers from across the globe. His words: “It is also important to mention that upon graduation from the programme, each client will be provided some food and personal items, as well as a start-up pack according to the trade learnt during training to enable them to set up small businesses and start a new life.