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155 ex-Boko Haram fighters to be reintegrated into society
No fewer than 154 ex – Boko Haram ex -Boko Haram terrorists that have been rehabilitated under the De – radicalisation , Rehabilitation , and Reintegration programme are now set to be reintegrated into the society .
Maj . – Gen . Bamidele Shafa, Coordinator Operations Safe Corridor ( OSC ) disclosed this at the end of a rehabilitation programme for the repentant Boko Haram members in Gombe on Saturday .
He said this was the second batch of the programme .
“ 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 said .
He said , prior to the event , a stakeholders ’ meeting was held on Oct . 4 , at the instance of the Chief of Defence Staff to work out modalities for the reintegration .
“ 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 sensitise 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 .
“ 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 ” , he said .
( NAN )
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