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NHRC Seeks Deradicalization of Repentant Boko Haram Members
[PRNIGERIA] National Human Right Commission (NHRC) has advocated for multi-agency approach in reintegrating into the society, de-radicalised persons associated with Boko Haram ... not to be confused with Procol Harum, Harum Scarum, possibly to be confused with Helter Skelter. The Nigerian version of al-Qaeda and the Taliban rolled together and flavored with a smigeon of distinctly Subsaharan ignorance and brutality...insurgents released from military custody. The old One Round Splitting Headache would reintegrate them for good. Mr Anthony Ojukwu, Executive Secretary NHRC, gave the suggestion in Maiduguri. Ojukwu said that the call became imperative as those formerly alleged to be associated with insurgency are now faced with stigmatisation and physical threats. You mean nobody likes them? Tusk tusk. “There are many cases of communities not ready to receive persons formerly arrested; some were innocent while others were not innocent. Mainly they're concerned about the chaff who weren't innocent and how to tell them from the wheat. “The trial of the inmates had commenced in Kainji, Niger state, and very soon, it will commence here in Maiduguri, and those who are found innocent will be released. “But you know our people, once you are arrested, they believe that you are involved,” he said. Could be because most people will deny things through their teeth to avoid getting what they deserve. Ojukwu warned that human rights abuses may escalate if such issues were allowed to go unresolved. Burning villages, killing everyone in sight, kidnapping wimmin and kiddies as sexual playthings aren't human rights abuses? He urged stakeholders, civil society organisations, state governments and religious leaders, to promote programmes aimed at changing the mindset of people in the communities to enhance protection for returnees. Posted by: Fred 2018-08-28 |
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