A bill seeking the establishment of an agency for repentant members of the boko haram terrorist group has been introduced in the senate.
The bill is aimed at creating a national agency that would see to the rehabilitation, de-radicalization and integration of repentant insurgents.
The bill was sponsored by senator Ibrahim Gaidam at thursday’s plenary in abuja.
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Nigerians have condemned government’s decision to free these former terrorists saying it undermines the effort put by the troops battling insurgency.
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