The deradicalisation programme ' does not have a place for hard boiled, ideologically hardened terrorists,' Mr Shehu said.
The rumour has circulated on social media with many Nigerians questioning the government’s deradicalisation programme., said his convoy was attacked by soldiers and not Boko Haram members. Many Nigerians on social media suggested that the attack was carried out by the repentant Boko Haram members who had allegedly joined the army.
The deradicalisation programme ” does not have a place for hard boiled, ideologically hardened terrorists,” Mr Shehu said, adding that “it only admits, after careful scrutiny, repentant fighters that were captured and forced to bear arms in the first instance…”Now that groups with hitherto proven bona fides, some religious leaders and a few in the legislature have joined the supply chain of fake news, it important that we step in to clear the false reports that the administration is absorbing...
The public needs to be reassured that the de-radicalization, rehabilitation and reintegration of violent extremists of the Buhari administration code named “Operation Safe Corridor,” follows an established example from countries with similar experiences, and is supported academically and materially by the European Union and the United Nations.
It is also important to note that this programme does not have a place for hard boiled, ideologically hardened terrorists. It only admits, after careful scrutiny, repentant fighters that were captured and forced to bear arms in the first instance, and there are many who have been drafted by force.
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