25 ‘repentant’ Boko Haram insurgents return To Nigeria from Niger (Photos)

Following the decisions of the former insurgents to lay down their arms and retreat to surrender, authorities in Niger Republic have handed over 25 repentant members of the Boko Haram terrorist group to the Nigerian government.

According to reports, the repentant Boko Haram fighters arrived in Maiduguri, the Borno State capital on Wednesday in company with their wives and children.

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They were also accompanied to Maiduguri by the Coordinator of Operation Safe Corridor, Major General Bamidele Shafa.

On arrival, General Shafa handed over the repentant insurgents to the Borno State government through the Ministry of Women Affairs, for profiling and rehabilitation.

He also called on other insurgents still fighting in the forest to take advantage of the Federal Government’s Operation Safe Corridor to drop their arms and give peace a chance.

In her remarks, the Commissioner for Women Affairs, Zuwaira Gambo, said the state government has equipped a rehabilitation centre where the returnees would have access to psycho-social support and skills acquisition.

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