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General News of Thursday, 20 February 2020

Source: www.mynigeria.com

Nigeria's Senate wants to create an agency for repentant terrorists

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The Nigerian Senate has completed plans to create an agency for repentant terrorists.

The move followed the first reading of a bill titled: “National Agency for the Education, Rehabilitation, De-radicalization and Integration of repentant insurgents in Nigeria (Est, etc) Bill, 2020” by the Senate.

The Bill was sponsored by former Yobe Governor, Senator Ibrahim Geidam, representing Yobe East Senatorial District.

However, the Christian Association of Nigeria said the move to rehabilitate and de-radicalise Boko Haram suspects was troubling.

Samson Ayokunle, CAN president, who spoke at a news conference in Abuja to mark the second year of Leah Sharibu’s abduction, said it was shameful that despite Nigeria’s military forces, the killings in the country had not stopped.