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Presidency Denies Plan To Pay Repentant Boko Haram Terrorists N150,000 Monthly Salary

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Reports circulating on alleged plans by the federal government of Nigeria to pay N150,000 monthly as allowance to repentant Boko Haram Terrorists has been debunked by Bashir Ahmad.

Ahmad is the personal assistant on new media to the President of Nigeria, Muhammadu Buhari.

Commenting on the report which went viral on social media, the presidential aide in a statement on Twitter, described the report as baseless and fake.

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He also challenged those spreading the information to provide a credible source of the story.

He wrote: “FAKE NEWS ALERT: The Federal Government is NOT planning to start paying repented Boko Haram members N150,000 monthly, the story is baseless and should be regarded as the usual fake news. When you see it here or on WhatsApp, ask the poster to provide a credible source of the story.”

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Meanwhile, 550 repentant Boko Haram members have been rehabilitated and will be released into society by the Nigerian Military.

Naija News learnt that the federal government promised to release the new set of repentant Boko Haram terrorists this November.

The Spokesperson for the Defence Headquarters, Major-General John Enenche, said the DRR programme under Operation Safe Corridor had recorded tremendous success judging from the feedback from previous trainees.

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According to him, this new set will be opportune to travel outside the country on a scholarship to enable them to take part actively and contribute back to their immediate society.

However, the lawmaker representing Borno South Senatorial District, Ali Ndume, on Wednesday expressed disappointment on the decision of the President Muhammadu Buhari-led government to rehabilitate repentant Boko Haram members.

The Chairman of the Senate Committee on Army stated this while speaking at the closed-door budget defense session with the Nigerian Army.

Ndume who has always spoken against the rehabilitation of Boko Haram members noted that it is wrong for Nigeria to be pampering repentant terrorists without trying them while the country is still at war.