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IDPs angry as Borno govt plans reintegration of 1,000 'repentant' Boko Haram fighters
[PUNCHNG] The decision by the Borno State Government to reintegrate over 1,000 repentant 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...fighters into society has generated annoyance by some Internally Displaced Persons in the North-East.The IDPs’ anger is based on the fact that they are still languishing in pain and sorrow caused by the activities of the Boko Haram holy warriors in the North-East, particularly in Borno State, the epicentre of the insurgency. Since its campaign to create an Islamic caliphate started around 2009, the Boko Haram sect has reportedly killed over 70,000 people and displaced about 2.5 million people, according to estimates by the International Crisis Group. Of the displaced, at least 250,000 have reportedly left Nigeria and fled into the neighbouring countries of Cameroon ...a long, narrow country that fills the space between Nigeria and Chad on the northeast, CAR to the southeast. Prior to incursions by Boko Haram nothing ever happened there... , Chad and Niger, though Borno State has started receiving some repatriated refugees from the countries. Military onslaught on the holy warriors has reportedly led to the deaths of many of the krazed killers, while some of them have reportedly surrendered to the army. In the latest development on Tuesday, the Nigerian Army in a statement by its spokesperson, Onyema Nwachukwu, announced that no fewer than 1,000 Boko Haram and Islamic State  ...formerly ISIS or ISIL, depending on your preference. Before that they were al-Qaeda in Iraq, as shaped by Abu Musab Zarqawi. They're really very devout, committing every atrocity they can find in the Koran and inventing a few more. They fling Allaharound with every other sentence, but to hear western pols talk they're not reallyMoslems.... West Africa Province (a Boko Haram offshoot) members had laid down their arms and surrendered to the troops. "All surrendered holy warriors will be received, processed and passed on to the relevant agencies of government for further assessment in line with extant provisions," excerpts from the statement read. Related: Borno State: 2021-08-14 Ruthless Boko Haram Commander, His Three Wives, Children Surrender To Nigerian Troops Borno State: 2021-07-13 Governor Borno State has dismissed report on appointment of governor over some territories in his domain by Boko Haram and Islamic State of West African Province Borno State: 2021-05-31 Nigerian army kill 10 Boko Haram terrorists, recover ammunition Posted by: Fred 2021-08-15 |
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