Nigerian Military Talk Say Dem No Dey Pay Criminal Dem Money — Defence HQ

The Chief of Defence Operations, Major General Emeka Onumajuru, talk say Nigerian Armed Forces no dey support to pay money to bandits wey dey terrorize different states for the country. Onumajuru talk say experience don show say dis kind thing no dey work. E talk say, “The armed forces of Nigeria no dey support to pay money to criminal groups. The armed forces no dey part of that kind arrangement. But the armed forces get DDR programme with other stakeholders like Ministry of Justice and Office of National Security Advisor for criminals wey don show remorse and dem want make peace, dem go surrender their weapons, and dem go do proper check to know how bad dem be. After that, dem go carry dem enter DDR programme.” E talk this one for Sunrise Daily on Tuesday.

Onumajuru explain say instead of to dey pay bandits, armed forces get national DDR programme wey dey based on Operation Safe Corridor for Gombe State and Zamfara State for North-East and North-West regions. E talk say “The national plan na to give bandits wey want leave criminal life chance. If you surrender your weapon and dem profile you well, those wey be real bad guys go face law. Ministry of Justice dey run dis programme. Some of the people dem force to join bandit groups and dem dey there for reasons we no sabi. If after proper check dem see say person no really bad, dem go carry am go DDR centre for Gombe, make e start DDR process.” For border security, Onumajuru talk say communities suppose feel say dem belong and get responsibility to help secure Nigeria border well.