Borno reintegrates 20 ex-Boko Haram children into communities

The Daily Post Nigeria reports that 20 children formerly associated with Boko Haram have been reintegrated into communities in Borno State after completing a deradicalisation programme. The beneficiaries, comprising 10 girls and 10 boys classified as low-risk minors, received livelihood support and training in various business skills such as welding, shoemaking, tailoring, food vending, fabric and shoe sales, incense making, and grinding services.

The Programme Manager of the Allamin Foundation for Peace and Development, Dadun Hamza, disclosed this during the reintegration exercise in Maiduguri. Hamza further revealed that the children received business materials to enable them to start businesses, and the foundation will monitor their progress to support the sustainability of the businesses.

Additionally, 20 vulnerable women-headed households in the communities where the children were reintegrated also received support to promote acceptance of the returnees.

Brief written by urgent.news from Daily Post Nigeria's own syndicated text. Machine-written — may contain errors; check the original before relying on it.