Twenty children formerly associated with Boko Haram have been reintegrated into communities in Borno State after completing a deradicalisation and rehabilitation programme.
The beneficiaries, made up of 10 girls and 10 boys, were classified as low-risk minors and underwent training aimed at helping them rebuild their lives and become self-reliant.
The Programme Manager of the Allamin Foundation for Peace and Development, Dadun Hamza, disclosed this during a reintegration exercise held in Maiduguri on Saturday.
Hamza said the children were trained in business management, record-keeping, savings and other skills needed to manage small businesses.
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He added that the beneficiaries received materials to enable them to establish businesses in areas such as welding, shoemaking, tailoring, food vending, fabric and shoe sales, incense production and grinding services.
According to him, the foundation would continue to monitor the beneficiaries and provide support to help sustain their businesses.
Hamza also revealed that 20 vulnerable women-headed households in the communities received assistance to encourage acceptance of the returning children and support their reintegration.
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