By Temitope Adedeji
The Nigeria Army has disclosed that about 886 terrorists were currently awaiting transfer to Giwa Project in Kainji, Niger State, for prosecution.
The Theatre Commander, Major General Christopher Musa, who made this known said 323 detainees were transferred to Operation Safe Corridor in Gombe State on September 8 for the Deradicalization Demobilization and Rehabilitation, DDR, programme of the Federal Government.
General Musa was represented by the Acting Theater Intelligence Coordinator, Colonel Obinna Azuike.
“886 detainees are awaiting transfer to Giwa Project in Kainji for prosecution, while 323 detainees were transferred to Op SAFE CORRIDOR in Gombe on 8 Sep 22 for the DDR programme,” Musa stated.
On the number of insurgents that have surrendered to the military, Musa said, “As of date, a total of 82,237 BHT fighters and their families have surrendered since July 2021. Out of the surrendered persons, 16,577 were active male fighters, 24,499 are women and 41,161 are children.
“Information obtained from detailed debriefings of the surrendered terrorists is being continually factored into the operations of the Theatre. Such debriefings are routinely undertaken as more fighters continue to surrender in their numbers.”
