The Federal Government has developed a set of Standard Operating Procedures to guide the implementation of its Disarmament, Demobilisation and Reintegration programme as part of efforts to strengthen Nigeria’s response to terrorism, violent extremism and other forms of armed conflict.
The National Coordinator of the National Counter Terrorism Centre, Office of the National Security Adviser, Maj.-Gen. Adamu Laka, disclosed this on Monday in Abuja at the National Validation Workshop on the Standard Operating Procedures for DDR at the federal level and in the pilot states of Kaduna, Katsina and Zamfara.
Laka said the SOPs were designed to translate the strategic objectives of the National DDR Framework into practical guidance for implementing institutions, while ensuring transparency, accountability and coordination.
He said, “Recognising that a policy framework alone is insufficient to guide implementation, the National Counter Terrorism Centre and its partners subsequently developed a comprehensive set of Standard Operating Procedures to translate the strategic objectives of the National DDR Framework into practical guidance for implementing institutions.”
According to him, the SOPs were developed through extensive consultations and drew from national experiences, international best practices and Nigeria’s unique security realities.
