No Extremist Boko Haram Fighter Reintegrated into Society, Says Military

Michael Olugbode

The Nigerian military yesterday said no hardcore Boko Haram insurgent has been reintegrated into the society.

Speaking at a-one day capacity building workshop organised by the Centre for Democracy and Development (CDD) for National Orientation Agency (NOA) and community leaders on Peace

Building and Reconciliation, the Coordinator of Operation Safe Corridor, Maj. Gen. Bamidele Shaffa, said till date, no fewer than 500 members of the Boko Haram terrorists have been tried and sentenced to various jail terms by the federal government.

He noted that till date, 914 repentant Boko Haram terrorists have passed the Operation Safe

Corridor, and reintegrated to the society, but none of them have been an extremist or hardcore Boko Haram member.

Shaffa said all the reintegrated Boko Haram members were well documented and are monitored every time and could be rearrested if they relapsed.

He said the military has a responsibility to key into the determination of the government to see that peace return to Borno State, adding that the state Governor, Babagana Zulum, has also been working for the return of peace to the state as he has been going round in search of peace.

Shaffa said the federal government is highly committed to the return of peace in the North-east region, noting that the military is working tirelessly to see that peace returns and everyone is returned to their homeland.

He said: “We have 914 repentant Boko Haram terrorists that have passed the Operation Safe Corridor and are well documented. The federal government has tried over 500 Boko Haram members and sentenced them to various prison terms.