Insecurity: Senate asks Nigerian Govt to stop rehabilitation of ‘repentant terrorists’
Lawmakers said convicted terrorists should face immediate prosecution as they rejected pardons and rehabilitation for Boko Haram members.
- On Tuesday, the Nigerian Senate voted to end the government's rehabilitation program for "repentant terrorists," insisting instead that individuals culpable in terrorism face immediate prosecution through voice vote presided by Deputy Senate President Barau Jibrin.
- Established in 2016, Operation Safe Corridor provides deradicalization and reintegration for former fighters, yet the policy has drawn widespread criticism from victims groups and civil society organizations who argue traumatized communities remain unwilling to accept former insurgents without justice or compensation.
- Senator Abdulaziz Musa Yar Adua, chairman of the Senate Committee on Nigerian Army, presented the motion citing terrorist networks becoming increasingly sophisticated, referencing the recent abduction and death of retired Major General Rabe Abubakar in Katsina State and the September 2023 killing of retired Major General Richard Chukwudi Duru despite his family paying $50,000 ransom.
- Bipartisan support emerged as Senator Adams Oshiomhole argued the practice "does not make common sense," and Senate Minority Leader Abba Moro proposed a delegation to interface with President Bola Tinubu on the worsening security crisis.
- Although the resolution carries no legal force, implementing the Senate's demand requires executive action or legislative amendments to existing counterterrorism laws, as lawmakers stressed that justice must be seen to restore public confidence in Nigeria's criminal justice system.
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Nigeria: Senate Condemns Rehabilitation of Repentant Boko Haram Terrorists, to Meet Tinubu Over Worsening Insecurity
Nigeria's policy of rehabilitating and reintegrating repentant terrorists has remained one of the country's most controversial counterterrorism strategies.
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Insecurity: Senate asks Nigerian Govt to stop rehabilitation of ‘repentant terrorists’
The Senate has asked the Nigerian government to stop rehabilitating ‘repentant terrorists’ and other violent criminals. The red chamber during plenary on Tuesday insisted that individuals found culpable in terrorism and related criminal offences should face the full weight of the law through immediate prosecution. The resolution formed part of additional prayers adopted by the […] Insecurity: Senate asks Nigerian Govt to stop rehabilitation of ‘…
Senate to FG: End ex-insurgents' reintegration, bring terrorists to justice
By Henry Umoru ABUJA — The Senate on Tuesday urged the Federal Government to discontinue the policy of rehabilitating and reintegrating former Boko Haram members into society, insisting that suspected terrorists should instead be arrested and prosecuted in accordance with the law. The upper chamber also condemned the worsening insecurity across the country, describing it […] The post Senate to FG: End ex-insurgents’ reintegration, bring terroris…
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Insecurity: Senate decries disturbing pattern of attacks on military personnel
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Senate Calls for End to Rehabilitation of Repentant Boko Haram Members — Akelicious
The Senate on Tuesday called on the Federal Government to end the rehabilitation and reintegration of repentant Boko Haram members, describing the policy as one that should no longer continue amid Nigeria’s worsening security crisis. The resolution followed the consideration of a motion sponsored by Senator Abdulaziz Yar’Adua over the abduction and killing of retired Major General Rabe Abubakar and other military officers by bandits. During the …
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