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Lecture: Political Scientist, says FG policy of reintegrating repented terrorists should be sustained

Prof Jonah Onuoha of the University of Nigeria Nsukka has called for the continuation of the Federal Government’s deradicalisation and reintegration programme for repentant terrorists, arguing that poverty and lack of economic opportunities remain major drivers of insecurity in Nigeria. Speaking during a security lecture at UNN, the professor also urged the government to adopt similar economic empowerment strategies to address separatist agitations in the South-East.

May 12, 2026

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Demand for names of reintegrated 744 ‘repentant terrorists’ misplaced – Safe Corridor Coordinator, Brig. Gen Yusuf Ali

The Coordinator of Operation Safe Corridor, a government initiative to deradicalise, rehabilitate, and reintegrate ‘repentant’ or low-risk terrorists, Brig Gen Yusuf Ali, speaks with DANIEL AYANTOYE on the controversy trailing the reintegration of 744 repentant terrorists into society and the monitoring mechanisms in place

May 12, 2026

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‘Repentant Boko Haram’: A look at Operation Safe Corridor deradicalisation and rehabilitation camp

“I have sworn and I am saying it, there is no way I will work with a Boko Haram member because he offers me money and let him go,” says Mala. “If I do that he will definitely come back and kill me. And we will let others know that if someone is a Boko Haram member who keeps the insurgent informed, they should arrest such a person and hand them over to the soldiers.”

Apr 27, 2026

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Inside Operation Safe Corridor: What I saw and how deradicalisation is changing lives

"This programme is not just about policy or numbers. It is about people, their stories, and their second chance. If this programme did not exist, many of these individuals might still be in detention, rejected by society, or at risk again."

Apr 27, 2026

Press Release

Operation SAFE CORRIDOR remains a strictly non-kinetic, multi-agency programme, designed to facilitate the de-radicalization, rehabilitation, and reintegration of carefully screened and profiled individuals

OPSC remains committed to transparency, professionalism, and the effective execution of its mandate rooted in non-kinetic efforts towards ensuring national security and sustainable peace.

Apr 15, 2026

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General Yusuf Ali: Operation Safe Corridor Not Designed to Prioritize Ex-terrorists over Victims

The National Coordinator of Operation Safe Corridor, Brigadier General Yusuf Ali, clarifies that the non-kinetic effort of the federal government, code-named Operation Safe Corridor, to counter terrorism and other forms of violent extremism is not intended to prioritize ex-terrorists over victims. Linus Aleke brings the excerpts:

Apr 14, 2026

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Operation Safe Corridor: Inside Nigeria’s controversial effort to deradicalize, integrate former terrorists

This report reviews Nigeria’s deradicalization program, where institutional safeguards collide with viral myths and a fragile search for trust.

Apr 14, 2026

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NO REPENTANT TERRORISTS, BANDITS RECRUITED INTO THE MILITARY — ALI CLEARS THE AIR

Coordinator of Operation Safe Corridor, OPSC Brigadier General Yusuf Ali has put to rest the viral speculation purporting that deradicalized terrorists and bandits are being recruited into the Nigerian Armed Forces.

Mar 23, 2026

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CDS HAILS EXPANSION OF OPERATION SAFE CORRIDOR, REITERATES COMMITMENT TO STRUCTURE REINTEGRATION

The Defence Headquarters, in collaboration with Operation SAFE CORRIDOR (OPSC), has convened a high-level stakeholders’ meeting at the Nigerian Army Resource Centre to finalise modalities for the transfer of rehabilitated clients to their respective national and state authorities for reintegration.

Feb 19, 2026