There Should Be No Blanket Amnesty For Repentant Terrorists – Ndume

• The federal lawmaker was of the opinion that more must be done to the insurgents other than the pat on the back

Chairman of the Senate Committee on Army, Senator Ali Ndume, has reaffirmed his stand against blanket amnesty for repentant Boko Haram fighters.

Ndume was reacting to a statement issued by the Nigerian Army, about the recent escalation of offensive operations by troops of operation HADIN KAI which led Boko Haram and Islamic State of West Africa Province (ISWAP) terrorists in the North-East to surrender en masse.

Ndume noted that the report, which stirred various reactions as to what becomes of the ‘repentant’ terrorists, did not come to him as a surprise.

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The federal lawmaker was of the opinion that more must be done to the insurgents other than the pat on the back which seems to be the norm at the moment.

“It didn’t come to me as a surprise actually, because I’ve been saying for a long time that the armed forces and other security agencies of the country are handicapped, otherwise, they have the capacity and the ability to prosecute this war.

“Now that what they need is given to them, you can see the results within this short time. And I’m expecting more.

“It is only that, as I have said before, there shouldn’t be blanket amnesty and pampering treatment to those who have surrendered,” Ndume said.

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