Governor Babagana Zulum of Borno State has said some Boko Haram terrorists, who renounced terrorism, may be returning to the bush.
Zulum, who stated this while speaking in an interview on News Central Television’s Breakfast Show, however, stated that about 90 percent of the repentant terrorists were doing well.
He also alleged that some Nigerian politicians and members of the armed forces were acting as informants and collaborators for Boko Haram insurgents.
The governor, while advocating that proper non kinetic measures should be adequately put in place to tackle terrorism, said:“We have informants and collaborators within the Nigerian armed forces, within the politicians, and within the communities.
“What we shall do is to strengthen our intelligence and to deal with them ruthlessly.”
“Let’s remove contractocracy. In six months, we can put an end to this madness. We need not politicise insecurity,” he said.
On the repentant Boko Haram members, Zulum stated that, "I can't completely say that hundred percent of those who surrendered are doing the right thing.
“And I want to assure you that 90 percent of them are doing well and are not participating in the ongoing terrorism.
"Let me tell you, insurgency can never be ended by kinetic measures alone. We must ensure that proper non kinetic measures are adequately put in place.
"What I mean by the non kinetic measures are the socio-economic and political dimensions of the crisis. Our own non kinetic measures have yielded positive results, with the support of the Nigerian military.
"Yes, I believe that among the 300,000 or more that have repented, I cannot rule out the possibility of a few of them going back to the bush."