The Nigerian Army on Saturday graduated 594 ex-Boko Haram members after undergoing six months Deradicalisation, Rehabilitation and Reintegration (DRR) programme in Gombe State.
The graduation ceremony of the repentant terrorists took place at Malam Sidi camp in Kwami Local Government Area of the state.
The Camp Commandant, Col. Uche Nnabuihe, said that out of the 594 who underwent the training, three were from Niger and one from Chad Republics.
Nnabuihe further said of the 590 Nigerians,15 were from Adamawa, 495 Borno,16 Kano, three Gombe, 16 from Yobe, 13 Kaduna, and one from Kogi.
Others include: 12 from Bauchi, five each from Jigawa and Katsina, four from Kebbi, two Zamfara and one each from Nasarawa and Plateau.
The commandant said six christians were among those who participated in the deradicalisation programme.
Nnabuihe explained that the ex-insurgents include Regular Batch 6, 2002 and Special…
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