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590 repentant Boko Haram terrrorists apologise for killing as they complete FG’s rehabilitation program
At least 594 repentant Boko Haram members have graduated from the Federal Government’s Operation Safe Corridor’s De-radicalisation, Rehabilitation and Reintegration camp in Malam Sidi, Kwami Local Government Area of Gombe State.
Speaking during the graduation ceremony, the camp Commandant, Col. Uche Nnabuihe, said that 590 of the repentant Boko Haram members are Nigerians, while four others are foreigners – three Nigeriens, and one Chadian.’
He added that 588 clients are Muslims, while six are Christians.
He said: “Fifteen clients hail from Adamawa, 495 from Borno, 16 from Yobe, 16 from Kano, three from Gombe, 13 from Kaduna, one from Kogi, 12 from Bauchi, five from Jigawa, five from Katsina, four from Kebbi, one from Nasarawa, one from Plateau, while two are from Zamfara states.”
Nnabuihe said,
“Today marks yet another milestone in the de-radicalisation, rehabilitation and reintegration programme for regular Batch Six 2002 and Special Batch 4 2002 clients that arrived the DRR camp between September 2022 and October 8, 2022, for the mandatory de-radicalisation, rehabilitation and reintegration programme. Upon arrival, the clients, totalling 594, were subjected to comprehensive physical and medical test by a combined team of medical experts from the DRR camp clinic and Federal Teaching Hospital Gombe. The medical tests were aimed at ascertaining the health status of the clients towards providing proper and adequate care during DRR training cycle.”
Nnabuihe added that “they were trained in skills for self-reliance after re-interpretation with their communities in this regard. ”
“Eighty-five clients trained as barbers, 81 clients trained in shoemaking, 158 clients chose welding as vocation of choice, while 213 clients selected tailoring, more so, 38 clients were trained in carpentry, while 28 learnt skills in laundry services.
”All the clients participated in the mandatory integrated farming, training activities which include agro, poultry and fish farming.” he said
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