The Theatre Commander, North-East Joint Operation, Hadin Kai, Major General Christopher Musa, has revealed that 886 terrorists are reportedly awaiting transfer to the Giwa Project in Kainji, Niger State, for prosecution.
According to Channels, Musa said that, 323 detainees were moved to Operation Safe Corridor in Gombe State on September 8 as part of the Federal Government’s Deradicalization, Demobilization, and Rehabilitation program.
He was represented by the Acting Theater Intelligence Coordinator, Colonel Obinna Azuike.
According to him, since July 2021, more than 82,237 terrorists and their families had turned themselves in. He also said that there are currently 1,893 suspects being held at the Giwa Center.
“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
Musa stated, “As of date, a total of 82,237 BHT fighters and their families have surrendered since July 2021.” This refers to the number of insurgents who have turned themselves in to the military. 16,577 of the people who turned themselves in were active male fighters, 24,499 were women, and 41,161 were young 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.”
