Borno State has reintegrated 720 repentant insurgents, alongside 992 spouses and 2,050 children, back into society after completing deradicalisation and rehabilitation programmes.
According to a report by Vanguard, the beneficiaries formed Batch 9 of the state’s non-kinetic counterterrorism initiative, which has now reintegrated 9,680 former insurgents since 2021.
Speaking at the ceremony in Maiduguri, retired Brigadier General Abdullahi Ishaq said the programme has encouraged over 350,000 people to leave insurgent camps and embrace peace.
The former fighters underwent counselling, religious reorientation and vocational training in trades such as carpentry, tailoring, solar installation and phone repairs. The state government also provided starter packs to support their return to civilian life and economic independence.
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