By Anifowoshe Oladipupo
The Office for Strategic Preparedness and Resilience (OSPRE), has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), with Operation Safe Corridor Nigeria (OPSC), to strengthen non-military approaches to national security and peacebuilding.
The agreement, signed by OSPRE Director-General Chris Ngwodo and OPSC Coordinator Brig.-Gen. Yusuf Ali, aims to standardize efforts in disarmament, deradicalization, rehabilitation, and reintegration (DDRR), of repentant Boko Haram members.
OPSC’s reintegration centre in Gombe State will now work closely with OSPRE to support post-conflict recovery and promote victim-centered justice.
According to OSPRE, the deal will also advance transitional and restorative justice initiatives, trauma recovery programmes, and capacity building for security agencies.
Ngwodo stressed the need for a holistic approach to security, noting, “We’re not confronting conventional warfare. We have to evolve the tools we use in fighting asymmetrical conflicts.”
He described the collaboration as critical to strengthening peace and security nationwide.
