The Borno State Government has allayed the fears that many repentant terrorists reintegrated into society after the rehabilitation and deradicalisation programme will go back into terrorism.
The state government noted that a key part of the programme is swearing by the Quran, a strategy considered strong enough to prevent them from taking up arms again.
The state Commissioner of Women Affairs and Social Development, Zuwaira Gambo, stated this in an interview with Newscentral television, aired on Monday, saying that taking an oath with the holy book without adhering to it has implications.
She said, “When they come to us through all the processes of the Borno model, the last thing they do is, they take an oath with the Quran. Once you swear by the quran, you know the implication”
The Commissioner, however, highlighted that key challenges, including finance, have been affecting the smooth running of the programme