Mass Militant Surrenders Pose Serious Economic Risk

Mass Militant Surrenders Pose Serious Economic Risk

The Nigerian armed forces have recorded a significant surge in the number of surrendering Islamic extremists across the troubled North-East region. High-ranking commanders and combatants from rival insurgent factions have increasingly abandoned their forest strongholds to surrender to frontline military units. State officials credit sustained battlefield pressure and targeted air interdictions for forcing these massive…

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Senate Rejects Insurgent Rehabilitation, Demands Formal Prosecution

Senate Rejects Insurgent Rehabilitation, Demands Formal Prosecution

The Nigerian Senate has called on the Federal Government to immediately halt the rehabilitation and reintegration of repentant Boko Haram fighters. Lawmakers unanimously adopted a resolution demanding that all captured or surrendered insurgents face criminal prosecution rather than state-sponsored social re-entry programmes. This legislative shift marks a major institutional pushback against Operation Safe Corridor, the…

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