The federal government has launched a set of standard operating procedures (SOPs) to guide the implementation of its disarmament, demobilisation and reintegration (DDR) programme for repentant terrorists.
Speaking in Abuja on Monday at the national validation workshop on the SOPs for DDR, Adamu Laka, national coordinator of the National Counter Terrorism Centre (NCTC) under the office of the national security adviser (ONSA), said the procedures would promote transparency, accountability and coordination of repentant terrorists.
The workshop also validated state-level SOPs for the pilot states of Kaduna, Katsina and Zamfara.
Laka said the procedures were developed after extensive consultations and drew from Nigeria’s experience, international best practices and the country’s security realities.
“Recognising that a policy framework alone is insufficient to guide implementation, the National Counter Terrorism Centre and its partners subsequently developed a comprehensive set of standard operating procedures to translate the strategic objectives of
