The Minister of Defence, Mohammed Badaru Abubakar on Tuesday appealed for Tracking Mechanism to ensure that released Boko Haram members are fully integrated back to the society.
Abubakar made appeal when he received the Representative of the United Nations Office for Drugs and Crime (UNODC), Mr. Oliver Stolpe, in his office at Ship House, Abuja. UNODC works in North East zone had facilitated the released of over 2,400 Boko Haram prisoners.
The Defence Minister said Nigeria welcomes any effort that would help in the fight against terrorism in the country.
He commended the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime for their Counter- Terrorism Project work with Nigerian Armed Forces in the North East zone.
“Thank you for doing a good job in Maiduguri. We will give you maximum cooperation needed to sustain the fight against Boko Haram and other forms of criminalities in Nigeria,” he said.
On the rehabilitation of the repentant Boko Haram members, the Minister said in addition to what they have done, there was the need for Tracking Mechanism to ensure that the released Boko Haram members are fully integrated back to the society.
The Defence minister also expressed gratitude for UNODC’s continuous support in enhancing Nigeria’s capabilities to combat terrorism.
Expressing his courtesy , Mr. Stolpe pointed out that the UNODC is collaborating with Nigerian Armed Forces in area of counter- terrorism and Maritime security.
He said UNODC in partnership with Joint Investigation Centre (JIC) in Maiduguri, Borno State has successfully reviewed over 2,900 case files leading to 2,400 prisoners released.