Senator Ali Ndume by Femi Owolabi Ali Ndume, senator representing Borno south, has kicked against the reintegration of ex-Boko Ha...
Senator Ali Ndume |
Ali Ndume, senator representing Borno south, has kicked
against the reintegration of ex-Boko Haram fighters into the society.
The military had in 2016 launched Operation Safe Corridor,
an initiative for the deradicalisation and rehabilitation of ex-Boko Haram
fighters.
The aim of the operation, the military had also said, is to
reintegrate repentant Boko Haram members into society.
About 600 ex-Boko Haram members completed a
de-radicalisation, rehabilitation and reintegration (DRR) programme in July.
But while speaking on a BBC Hausa service programme, Ndume
asked the government to stop rehabilitating ex-insurgents because they would
never repent.
“This government’s programme is unacceptable to our people.
The right thing is to stop it, forthwith,” he said.
“Not that they even apologised to you, they apologised to
the government with the thinking that government has failed and that is why
they are being pampered,” he said.
“They are like Kharajites. Many among those released have
since run away. They will never repent.
“The government should know what to do about them. But not
re-introducing someone to you, who has killed your parent, or your relations.
“If there is sincerity of purpose in this, those in the IDP
camps should be trained in various trades and vocation so that they could start
life again.”
TheCable had reported how Borno residents kicked against
reintegration.
Instead of bringing them back to the society, the residents
had said they should be taken to the government house.
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