Cross-section of 601 deradicalised Boko Haram combatants during graduation at DRR camp of Operation Safe Corridor, Mallam Sidi, Gombe on Saturday.
Northerners in Nigeria have on Saturday celebrated 601 deradicalised Boko Haram combatants who graduated at the DRR camp of Operation Safe Corridor, Mallam Sidi, Gombe State.
Major General Bamidele Shafa, the Coordinator of Operation Safe Corridor on Saturday said that 601 deradicalised ex Boko Haram combatants has graduated at the DRR camp in Mallam Sidi, Gombe.
According to him, out of the 601 graduates of the batch four client which arrived in two chalk on 27 November and 14 December 2019, 592 are Nigerians from 10 states.
He added that the remaining 14 Boko Haram are Cameroon, Chad and Niger foreign Nationals.
Shafa explained that of this number, three died of health complications while one was referred for further medical treatment at the Neuro-psychiatric Hospital in Maiduguri.
“On arrival at the camp, the clients went through documentation processes to obtain vital background information after which they were subjected to comprehensive medical screening to determine their health status.
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“Their DNA samples were also collected while their biometrics were captured on National Data using the National Identity Management Commission, (NIMC) facilities for future references. The background information serves as a guide for the experts; Local Treatment Team (LTT) to properly place the clients for treatment therapies and vocational training. The LTT are specialised experts in various fields of deradicalisation and rehabilitation therapies drawn from the Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS),” he said.
