The surrender, demobilisation and reintegration of former combatants is at the heart of a major regional forum taking place in Niamey from May 19 to 21, bringing together delegates from the Alliance of Sahel States and friendly nations. The forum, hosted by Niger, has drawn delegations from fellow AES members Mali and Burkina Faso, as…
The Federal Government has urged the Katsina State Government to support its new ‘Operation Save Corridor North-West,’ with the view to allowing the surrendering bandits to surrender their arms and release all kidnapped victims. The General Officer Commanding, 8 Division of the Nigerian Army, Sokoto State, Maj.-Gen. Ebikunle Ademola-Ajose made the call when he visited…
A SaharaReporters’ review of the 2025 proposed budget document has shown that Nigeria plans to spend N65 billion on reintegration or transformed ex-militants in 2025. The expenditure is per the presidential amnesty programme. While the government budgets this amount for “re-integration of ex-militants”, the Presidential amnesty programme website is non-functional, checks by SaharaReporters…
