STATE HOUSE PRESS RELEASE

SERIOUS LEADERS MUST NOT FALL FOR FAKE NEWS ON REPENTANT TERRORISTS – PRESIDENCY

Now that groups with hitherto proven bona fides, some religious leaders and a few in the legislature have joined the supply chain of fake news, it important that we step in to clear the false reports that the administration is absorbing repentant Boko Haram terrorists into the military.

It is important for the public to know that nobody has ever been absorbed into the military from the de-radicalized Boko Haram and there is no such plan for their absorption. None of the 601 former Boko Haram members who voluntarily laid down their arms, and have recently graduated from the Federal Government's de-radicalization and rehabilitation programme, is going into the military. This is the fourth such graduation of repentant Boko Haram fighters and not one of such graduates has been absorbed into the military.

The public needs to be reassured that the de-radicalization, rehabilitation and reintegration of violent extremists of the Buhari administration code named “Operation Safe Corridor,” follows an established example from countries with similar experiences, and is supported academically and materially by the European Union and the United Nations.

The lead agency for the implementation of the programme in Gombe is the International Organization for Migration, a leading inter-government organization which is represented in Nigeria.

It is also important to note that this programme does not have a place for hard boiled, ideologically hardened terrorists. It only admits, after careful scrutiny, repentant fighters that were captured and forced to bear arms in the first instance, and there are many who have been drafted by force.

At the point of their graduation, a determination is made that the former combatants have repented and are better citizens, imbued with genuine nationalism. They must no longer represent a danger to society or to themselves.

Where they are certified as such, communities have the duty of accepting them. Unless they want them to take up arms and resume terrorism from which they have repented, community leaders must work with the relevant agencies to end their rejection.

The Buhari administration is a responsible one and is conscious of its duty to the state and society, and to the victims of terror as well as to those who inflicted these pains and losses on our people.

Garba Shehu
Senior Special Assistant to the President
(Media & Publicity)
August 5, 2020

Please what next, nowadays news dey long Sha.

NONSENSE

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Is there anyth like repentant terrorists elsewhere outside this shit-o?

Fake news thrive when the government is not transparent. Speculators begin to dish out news.



How true is it that Boko haram have repented?
Garbage Shehu on the beat.

what r u pointing at?

Bloggers and YouTubers doing it for traffic. Politicians for bad press

But Garba Shehu is also a manufacturer and peddler of fake news.

My dear country shall be great again. Let just believe and be united, we shall defeat all the enemies within

Nn

Ok

This is where the problem lies ..."Where they are certified as such, communities have the duty of accepting them. Unless they want them to take up arms and resume terrorism from which they have repented, community leaders must work with the relevant agencies to end their rejection."

...and the big question is,.. Don't you think the communities that will accept someone that have killed their loved ones (Fathers, mother's, Children, Cousins, Nephews, Aunties, Uncles, Village head, Communities shining Stars, Friends...and so on) ..Also needs proper psychological reorientation to accept such killers back into the same communities

Or is it possible to be walking side by side with someone that killed your loved ones and be comfortable with him, without the thought of revenge or the fear of him killing you, runs through your mind The Government have a lot to do.

Maybe they should allow them integrate themselves into a neutral community where they are unknown, on a very low key...Nigeria is big!

All terrorists. Aso Rock is the official HQ for terrorism in West Africa

This guy should note that liars are liable to die younger. All liars should have a long memory. Useless government

The qualities/caliber of our present leaders do not in any way portray a serious leader

You're not forthcoming with your information so the fake news spreads. Do your job and we won't be here

Ok o

Unless they want them to take up arms and resume terrorism from which they have repented, community leaders must work with the relevant agencies to end their rejection.
Mr SSA sir, is this a threat or just mere insinuation...oga carry ur head go sleep abeg!

Valoa432:
Please what next, nowadays news dey long Sha.

once lies is involved long story is what you get from liars just to confuse/bore you till you get tired and say its alright

As long as you are reintegrating them in the North East and North West... then we are good!

What I find actually more surprising is that they have not been able, through the programme, to obtain actionable intelligence from the “captured” fighters to enable them win the war. Leads me to believe the programme is a scam, these are not ex-fighters but youth gathered to bloat up the programme and justify a huge budget.

This is Nigeria

Here is the link to download for those that requested sorry for the delay

https://www.mediafire.com/file/bfb4v42azfqdj3z/porous+mind.pdf/file

https://www.mediafire.com/file/8yftbhgflnsyst1/tree+of+good+and+bad.pdf/file

Fake news is one the ingredients of democracy

America warns that Al qaeda is invading Nigeria from the N.W, is that FAKE? A new Jihad is festering in the N.W. Satan is in the N.W. And you Garba you are yarning.