He said out of the 51,828 members of the insurgent, 13,360 were fighters.
He, however, identified the way forward to include train-the-trainers programme and establishment of special fund for deradicalisation, reintegration and Reorientation, establishment of a national commission for DRR, enacting of a DRR Act, building of strategic partnerships and adoption of a whole-of-society approach to monitoring,” he said.
He disclosed that Operation Safe Corridor has achieved some degree of successes which could be built upon. The VC also thanked the guest lecturer, Gen. Lucky Irabor for accepting to deliver this year’s founder’s day lecture of the university. Prof. Aluyor said that the lectures over the years have gradually shaped the outlook of the Edo State University Uzairue founder’s day ceremony where both students and parents look forward to the lecture where important issues on how Nigeria can be harness into a country of our collective dreams are delivered.
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