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Nigerian Military Releases 601 Ex-Boko Haram Insurgents Into Society

The Nigerian military has reintegrated 601 ex-Boko Haram terrorists into society. The Batch 4/2019 deradicalized former Boko Haram combatants had their graduation ceremony at the Operation Safe Corridor Mallam Sidi in Gombe state today Saturday, July 25.

Major General Bamidele Shafa, the Coordinator of Operation Safe Corridor, disclosed that out of the 601 graduands that arrived at the camp on 27 November and 14 December 2019, 592 are Nigerians from 10 states of the federation while 14 are foreign Nationals from Cameroon, Chad, and Niger.
He also added that out of this number, three died of health complications while one was referred for further medical treatment at the Neuro-psychiatric Hospital in Maiduguri.

He said, “On arrival at the camp, the clients went through documentation processes to obtain vital background information after which they were subjected to comprehensive medical screening to determine their health status

“Their DNA samples were also collected while their biometrics were captured on National Data using the National Identity Management Commission, (NIMC) facilities for future references. The background information serves as a guide for the experts; Local Treatment Team (LTT) to properly place the clients for treatment therapies and vocational training. The LTT are specialized experts in various fields of deradicalization and rehabilitation therapies drawn from the Nigerian Correctional Service (NCS),” he added.

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