{"id":71882,"date":"2020-02-20T17:36:52","date_gmt":"2020-02-20T16:36:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=71882"},"modified":"2020-02-20T17:36:52","modified_gmt":"2020-02-20T16:36:52","slug":"senate-moves-to-establish-agency-for-repentant-boko-haram-militants","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/exclusive\/senate-moves-to-establish-agency-for-repentant-boko-haram-militants\/","title":{"rendered":"Senate Moves To Establish Agency For Repentant Boko Haram Militants\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Nigerian Senate on Thursday began moves to establish an agency that would see to the rehabilitation, deradicalisation and integration of repentant insurgents in the country.<\/p>\n<p>A bill, sponsored by Ibrahim Gaidam of\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Yobe_State\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Yobe_State&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1582302460405000&amp;usg=AFQjCNEVCNNp5gqGobXD32Xz3a_KIJAi1w\" data-mt-detrack-inspected=\"true\" data-mt-detrack-attachment-inspected=\"true\">Yobe<\/a>\u00a0East senatorial district, was read for the first time on the floor of the Senate Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>Already a subject of fierce push back, the bill offers further concession to Boko Haram militants who choose to cease fire.<\/p>\n<p>Last month, the Nigerian military said no fewer than 608 repentant Boko Haram insurgents were undergoing the De-radicalisation, Rehabilitation and Reintegration (DRR) programme under its Operation Safe Corridor in Malam-Sidi, Gombe State.<\/p>\n<p>Clients, the military euphemism for the repentant insurgents, were said to have been exposed to formal literacy classes, skills acquisition and Islamic Religious Knowledge (IRK) as well as drug and psycho-therapists during their training.<\/p>\n<p>A group of Borno elders, led by ex-governor Kashim Shettima, last year, had frowned at the initiative, saying the military\u2019s operation was not well thought out.<\/p>\n<p>They feared that releasing the purported repentant Boko Haram militants into civilian population could be counterproductive as hardened fighters would return to the terror group to commit more atrocities.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe ongoing de-radicalization and reintegration of repentant Boko Haram insurgents under the \u201coperation safe corridor\u201d of the defense headquarters is a course for concern for members of the Civilian\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Civilian_Joint_Task_Force\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Civilian_Joint_Task_Force&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1582302460405000&amp;usg=AFQjCNH7kDyJ69jcq0bgQOicXbKhJPeKpg\" data-mt-detrack-inspected=\"true\" data-mt-detrack-attachment-inspected=\"true\">JTF<\/a>\u00a0and some stakeholders in the State,\u201d the group wrote in a letter last year.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c(We) suspect that \u201cBoko Haram members do not repent\u201d hence the de-radicalization programme may be breeding spies and agents of recruitment for the Boko Haram,\u201d they had said.<\/p>\n<p>They urged the president to approve the suspension of the programme.<\/p>\n<p>More Nigerians have also spoken out against the policy.<\/p>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Related Posts generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Nigerian Senate on Thursday began moves to establish an agency that would see to the rehabilitation, deradicalisation and integration of repentant insurgents in the country. 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