As Promised, Nigeria Introduces Bill To Create Amnesty For Repentant Boko Haram

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As Promised, Nigeria Introduces Bill To Create Amnesty For Repentant Boko Haram

Collins Asein February 20, 2020 1 min read

repentant Boko Haram members

Nigerian senates has moves the motion to establish an agency that would rehabilitate, deradicalise and integrate repentant Boko Haram insurgents in Nigeria.

A new bill named “National Agency for the Education, Rehabilitation, De-radicalization and Integration of Repentant Insurgents in Nigeria (Est, etc) Bill, 2020” was annonced on Thursday and sponsored by former Yobe Governor, Senator Ibrahim Geidam, representing Yobe East Senatorial District.

Nigerians has taken to to social media to reacts.

D woman that was gruesomely murdered in d recently released Boko Haram video for being a military informant on Boko Haram; Is another proof to d fact our military is infested with Boko Haram sympathisers. 'This is a jihad war that must be supported by Muslims is d view of many!'

— Olushola Olufolabi (@olushola_shola) February 20, 2020

This Boko Haram thing ehh is definitely a business and source of income to some people in or close to government, if not I don't understand this nonsense agency for repentant Boko Haram.

People that are suppose to be sent to dungeons or even Gas chamber. https://t.co/AGjDjxPpwX

— Hamma (@HAHayatu) February 20, 2020

https://twitter.com/iSellJoy/status/1230503144607698944?s=20

Whatever Evil these government is planning will backfire on them and their entire generation… let's be honest and drop party affiliation here,these is out rightly wrong on all fronts…

— Jāy (@jayhima04) February 20, 2020

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