Nigeria’s controversial amnesty and reintegration programme for “repentant” terrorists and bandits is facing renewed scrutiny, as emerging findings point to rising financial costs, weak oversight, and deepening public scepticism over its long-term effectiveness.
Originally introduced as a peacebuilding strategy, the programme—spanning the Federal Government’s Operation Safe Corridor in the Northeast and various state-led initiatives in the Northwest—was designed to encourage fighters to surrender arms in exchange for rehabilitation, vocation
