MAIDUGURI — Borno Governor, Babagana Zulum, has said not all recently repentant Boko Haram members are criminals
Zulum said this while addressing state house correspondents following a meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari at the presidential villa on Tuesday.
According to the governor, many of those who surrendered are women and young children who were forced to join the insurgents and trained to handle AK 47.
He noted that no law prescribes the killing of surrendered insurgents, adding that they would be trained for reintegration.
He assured that victims of the insurgency would be taken care of, saying “they will not be left behind”.
He also said over 100,000 people have been killed in the 12-year old insurgency in the northeast.
The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) had said over 1,000 insurgents, including Boko Haram commanders and bomb experts, have surrendered to troops of operation Hadin Kai.
Many have condemned the federal government’s move to rehabilitate and reintegrate the “repentant” insurgents back into society.
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