The National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) says it
has registered about 900 repentant Boko Haram members.
In a statement on Monday, NIMC said as a strategic partner
in the effort at tackling the security challenges in the country, it will
provide reliable and secure data of repentant Boko Haram members who have been
reintegrated into society.
Aliyu Aziz, director-general of the commission, reiterated
the agency’s readiness to provide “accurate, secured and verifiable data when
needed” .
“The commission has the capacity to support the FG in the
ongoing war against security challenges through its functional and world-class
verification and authentication services residual in its modern and up-to-date
database,” he said.
John Enenche, coordinator of defence media operations, said
NIMC is one of the agencies involved in the deradicalisation, rehabilitation
and reintegration process of ex-Boko Haram members.
Enenche said no repentant Boko Haram member will evade
arrest if they renege on their pledge to give up arms, particularly with their
data captured by NIMC.
“The National Identity Management Commission is one of the
agencies involved in the DRR process capturing of all repentant Boko Haram
combatants on its data making it easy for them to be traced in any unfortunate
incident,” he said.
Eneche had said 603 repentant Boko Haram members would be
reintegrated into their communities in July after the completion of their
rehabilitation programme.
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