Beyond the War: Countering Boko Haram

OPSC will live beyond the war being waged against Boko Haram. But for such a programme to reintegrate former insurgents, it must also acknowledge the victims and communities most affected by the insurgency. In November 2019, more than 500 former Boko Haram members surrendered to the Nigerian military, embracing the recently established amnesty programme of the Nigerian government under its Operation Safe Corridor programme. But Operation Safe Corridor—designed to de-radicalize, rehabilit

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