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Borno Govt receives 230 repentant insurgents from Operation Safe Corridor |
2025-04-21 |
[GUARDIAN.NG] The Borno Government has received 230 repentant The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the repentant The ![]() who voluntarily surrendered to the Nigerian Army and completed the DRR programme. Speaking at the joint graduation ceremony for Batches six and seven, the Coordinator of Operation Safe Corridor, Brig.-Gen. Yusuf Ali, commended the multi-agency collaboration that made the programme successful, and urged communities to support the reintegration efforts. He said that they underwent six months of structured rehabilitation, including psychological counselling, religious reorientation, civic education, and vocational training, aimed at transforming them into responsible citizens. The commandant of the DRR Camp, Col. A.A. Johnson, said the programme was designed to address both ideological and behavioural issues, adding that the oath of allegiance taken by the graduates signified their readiness to embrace peace and national unity. |
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