The army chief who spoke at the opening ceremony of a stakeholders’ meeting to work out modalities for the transfer of repentant terrorists to state governments on Thursday, said the repentant insurgents, who were expected to be released to various countries and states were to be provided with starter kits to start small businesses and enable them start a new life.
Irabor, who was represented by the Chief of Defence Training and Operation, Maj Gen MA Yekini, said said combined air strikes and artillery bombardments, had degraded terror groups, Boko Haram and the Islamic State for West African Province (ISWAP), forcing mass surrender of 80,000 insurgents and their families and restricting remnants to a small part of Sambisa Forest.
