The Federal Government is considering establishing rehab centres for repentant terrorist groups.
The Coordinator of the National Counter Terrorism Centre, Rear Admiral Yem Musa (retd.), explained to the House of Representatives Committee on National Security and Intelligence that the NCTC plans to establish two Disarmament, Deradicalisation, Rehabilitation and Reintegration Centres for repent terrorists.
He said his is part of the capital projects of the NCTC for 2023.
Out of a capital expenditure of N3, 839,160,000 proposed for next year, N2, 400,000,000 will be spent on the centres.
The National Security Adviser, Major General Babagana Monguno (retd.), had on November 17, 2022, led heads of the intelligence community before the committee to defend their respective 2023 budget proposals.
Musa lamented that the NCTC, which is less than one year old, has been battling with a shortage of funds to achieve the purposes for which it was established.
The NCTC presentation to the committee partly reads: “Since its establishment, efforts have been made towards the setting up and operationalisation of the centre. These efforts have not been easy due to a lack of funding for the centre since its inception early this year as provision was not made for funding in this year’s budget.