Nigeria, Oct. 30 -- The Chief of Naval Staff, Idi Abbas, has said that families of victims killed in terrorist attacks must give their consent before any repentant terrorists are granted amnesty and reintegrated into society.

Mr Abbas, a rear admiral, made the remarks on Wednesday while addressing senators during the screening of service chiefs at the Senate chamber.

He was subsequently confirmed by the Senate alongside the other service chiefs appointed on 24 October. They are the Chief of Defence Staff, Olufemi Oluyede, Chief of Air Staff, Sunday Aneke, and Chief of Army Staff, Waidi Shaibu.

"De-radicalisation of repentant criminals will be looked into and tweaked and if I may advise, before such is done, if families have been identi...