The Nigerian navy has disclosed that the Federal Authorities is utilizing the Nationwide Identification Quantity (NIN) system to watch rehabilitated and reintegrated former terrorists as a part of efforts to stop a return to legal actions.
Based on the Defence Headquarters, people who full the deradicalisation programme underneath Operation Protected Hall are enrolled within the database of the Nationwide Identification Administration Fee, enabling safety companies to trace them after reintegration.
The navy defined that the system enhances community-based monitoring involving conventional rulers, spiritual leaders, and native stakeholders who supervise reintegrated people on the grassroots stage.
It additionally dismissed claims that rehabilitated ex-insurgents are being recruited into the armed forces or different safety companies, stressing that they don’t meet enlistment necessities.
Talking at a press briefing in Abuja, the Nationwide Coordinator of Operation Protected Hall, Yusuf Ali, mentioned the programme features a structured monitoring and analysis framework designed to make sure accountability after reintegration.
He famous that whereas the navy manages rehabilitation, state governments are answerable for reintegration, working with group leaders to supervise membersâ conduct.
Ali added that inclusion within the NIMC database enhances traceability, permitting safety companies to shortly entry data if people are implicated in wrongdoing.
He acknowledged that no system is solely foolproof however maintained that the present framework stays efficient, including that instances of recidivism would seemingly entice public consideration.
In the meantime, the navy additionally confirmed that the Islamic State West Africa Province has acknowledged the dying of one in every of its senior leaders, Abu Yahya Al-Muhajir.
The Director of Defence Media Operations, Michael Onoja, mentioned the event underscores the effectiveness of ongoing navy operations in weakening the groupâs management construction.
He added that within the first quarter of 2026, troops recorded vital beneficial properties, together with the arrest of 1,359 suspects, rescue of 813 kidnapped civilians, give up of 197 insurgents, and restoration of arms, ammunition, and stolen petroleum merchandise throughout operational theatres.
Linus Aleke
Times Nigeria