About 594 rehabilitated Boko Haram members have graduated from the Nigerian government’s Operation Safe Corridor’s De-radicalisation, Rehabilitation and Reintegration camp in Malam Sidi, Kwami Local Government Area of Gombe State. The DRR programme was established by the Nigerian government in 2015 to deradicalise and reintegrate the ex-Boko Haram fighters into society.
Over 590 'Repentant' Boko Haram Terrorists Graduate From Nigerian Rehabilitation Programme, Apologise For KillingsAbout 594 rehabilitated Boko Haram members have graduated from the Nigerian government’s Operation Safe Corridor’s De-radicalisation, Rehabilitation and Reintegration camp in Malam Sidi, Kwami Local Government Area of Gombe State.The DRR programme was established by the Nigerian government in 2015 to deradicalise and reintegrate the ex-Boko Haram fighters into society.
Nnabuihe said out of the 594 graduating ‘repentant’ terrorists, “590 are Nigerians, while four others are foreigners; three Nigeriens, and one Chadian.’’According to The PUNCH, the camp commandant stated that “588 clients are Muslims, while six are Christians.”He explained that upon arrival, medical tests were conducted on them while their data were captured by the National Identity Management Commission.
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