Chairman of the Senate Committee on Army, Ali Ndume, has again reiterated that the Federal Government cannot be resettling and pampering former terrorists while the country is still at war.
Ndume, who has always been of the opinion that de-radicalizing ex-Boko Haram members is a misplacement of priority stressed that he disagrees with the Federal Governments move to rehabilitate and reintegrate repentant Boko Haram members.
His position which was the same as that of the committee was made known on Wednesday at the closed-door budget defense session with the Nigerian Army.
The Senator further noted that Boko Haram members who are apprehended can be kept as prisoners of war, adding that in due time they can be profiled and tried in accordance with the law.
In further defense of his position on the matter, Senator Ndume claimed that the recent terrorist attack in Damboa was orchestrated by a repentant Boko Haram member. According to the lawmaker, the repentant Boko Haram member was feeding the terror group information regarding the movement of the army.
Ndume was of the opinion that it is unfair and not right to have the government lavish its resources on those who threaten the peace of the nation.
Early in February, Senator Ali Ndume pushed against the Bill aimed at creating an agency for repentant insurgents.
