By Johnbosco Agbakwuru
ABUJA-THE Presidency last night debunked the allegation that some repentant Boko Haram members have been absorbed in the military.
The Presidency said none of the 601 former Boko Haram members who voluntarily laid down their arms, and recently graduated from the Federal Government’s de-radicalization and rehabilitation programme, is going into the military.
This was contained in a statement issued by the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Mallam Garba Shehu in Abuja.
The statement read: “Now that groups with hitherto proven bona fides, some religious leaders and a few in the legislature have joined the supply chain of fake news, it is important that we step in to clear the false reports that the administration is absorbing repentant Boko Haram terrorists into the military.
“It is important for the public to know that nobody has ever been absorbed into the military from the de-radicalized Boko…
Source: Vanguard Newspaper
