By Samuel Abasiekong-Abasiekong
The Federal Government of Nigeria has rehabilitated and de-radicalized no fewer than 390 repentant Boko Haram and reintegrated them in the society in Gombe State.
The Chief of Defence Staff, Gen. Christopher Musa, disclosed this during the graduation program of the former terrorists in Malam Sidi in the Kwami Local Government Area of Gombe State on Thursday, April 17, 2025
Musa said that the training was to quicken their reintegration into the society and discourage them from going back to crimes
The were gratified with a starter pack according to their area of training and N50,000
Other items donated to them include 400 bags of rice (25kg), 400 bags of maize (25kg), 400 bottles of vegetable oil, 40 cartons of seasoning, and 40 cartons of tomato paste.
Among other donations, 20 bags of iodized salt, 400 pieces of bath towels, 800 pieces of plastic plates, and 800 pieces of plastic spoons were given to the trainees.
The camp commandant said that the former terrorists had confessed their past, denounced their membership of the insurgent group and swore an oath of allegiance to be loyal, obedient and Nigerian responsible citizens
The Director-General of the National Emergency Management Agency, Mrs Zubaida Umar, said the Federal Government is committed to addressing insecurity in the country.
Umar commended the resilience of the armed forces for using kinetic and non-kinetic approaches in the fight against terrorism and violent extremism in the country.
She lauded President Bola Tinubu for the political will and for approving the expansion of OPSC to cover the six geo-political zones, especially with the inclusion of the North-West and the establishment of the DRR camp in Zamfara State.
Umar, represented by NEMA’s Director of Search and Rescue, Air Cdr. Abang Oyong, donated food and non-food items to the repentant insurgents.
According to her, the items will help to stabilize them after the DRR programme and enable their seamless reintegration into society.
