About 559 repentant members of the outlawed Boko Haram and Islamic West African Province (ISWAP) has graduated from the Federal Government’s De-radicalisation, Rehabilitation, and Reintegration (DRR) programme. The DRR programme by the Operation Safe Corridor (OPSC) of the Nigerian Army was established by the Federal Government in 2015 to deradicalise and reintegrate ex-Boko Haram members into society. The programme provides psychological, psycho-social/psycho-spiritual therapies as well as vocational training, which provide viable alternatives to low-profile combatants....

ABUJA — Professor Okey Ibamu of the Centre for Democracy and Development (CDD), says there are over a hundred bandits’ groups operating in the North West region, representing approximately 30,000 militants. He told State Governors at an event in Abuja, that this is contained in the Centre’s security report, calling for an increase in the capability of security authorities. “These groups are made up of foreigners who have entered the country through porous borders in...

MAIDUGURI — The Special Adviser to Borno state Governor on Security Brigadier General Abdullahi Ishaq (Rtd) has announced that the Borno state government has reintegrated five hundred repentant Boko Haram insurgents that have recently surrendered into the society. He however said the defection of the fighters has generated a lot of anxiety from residents as many have expressed doubt about their sincerity. Brigadier General Ishaq disclosed this at a policy dialogue on Reconstruction and Reintegration...