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Some repentant Boko Haram terrorists have expressed regrets for taking up arms against the state, killing of fellow citizens and destruction of properties in the North East.<\/div>\n
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\nThey made this known during a media tour to one of the holding and screening facilities for the surrendered terrorists in Borno on Tuesday.<\/p>\n

One of the repentant fighters, (name withheld) said he and other surrendered colleagues realised that their commanders lied to them on why they were recruited.<\/p>\n

He added that they also realised that they could not continue to live in the bush and continue to run from the military onslaught.<\/p>\n

He said they would have surrendered a long time ago but for fear of being captured and killed by the military.<\/p>\n

According to him, surrendering is the best thing to do, urging his colleagues who are yet to surrender to do so.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe were afraid that we would be killed if we come out but it is not so because we were received without attacking us and we are also being treated humanely since we came out.<\/p>\n

\u201cI want to urge my colleagues who are still in the bush to come out and surrender because they will be accepted,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

He disclosed that he had spent about six years fighting the war but later realised that they were not fighting any just cause.<\/p>\n

The Commander, 21 Special Armoured Brigade Bama, Brig.-Gen. Adewale Adekeye said thousands of Boko Haram fighters, their families and supporters had been received since July.<\/p>\n

Adekeye said the theatre command was aware of the fears and apprehension that the recent event had generated among the civilian populace in Borno and the nation at large.<\/p>\n

He explained that surrendering was a normal practice in the annals of the history of warfare, saying it had been a time-honoured event.<\/p>\n

\u201dEven in the law of war, when somebody surrenders to you, there are things you are expected to do and that are what the army has been doing,\u201d he explained.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe number of insurgents that have surrendered is quite large, however, most of them have been processed and moved down to the holding facility organised by Borno State Government in Maiduguri.<\/p>\n

\u201cBut we are the first point of call for these insurgents coming down from the bush and therefore, many responsibilities are bestowed on us being the first contact to profile them,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

The Brigade Commander said the surrendering events had been taking place within the Bama Local Government Area of Borno given its large size and proximity to Sambisa Forest.<\/p>\n

He added that all units had been taught how to receive the surrendering terrorists, process them and evacuates them to Bama main holding cell for further processes, saying the exercise had been going on since July.<\/p>\n

He, however, denied the insinuation that the surrendered terrorists were being housed in Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) camps in the state.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe don\u2019t mix them with the IDPs and of course, you know that the IDPs camp in Bama is one of the oldest camps in Borno State.<\/p>\n

\u201cPopulation in the camp has reduced due to the resettlement of the IDPs back to their ancestral homes but the IDPS camp is a separate thing and it is not under my command but the state emergency management agency,\u201d he said.<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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