Nigeria’s Borno State to capture biometrics of nearly 7k ex-Boko Haram fighters

The Commissioner for Information and Internal Security in Nigeria’s North Eastern state of Borno, Usman A. Tar, said over the weekend that a biometric identification process has begun for 6,900 militants of the jihadist terrorist group, Boko Haram, who have dropped their weapons.

The repentant fighters are undergoing reformation at a rehabilitation center in the state under the Disarmament, Demobilization, Deradicalization, Rehabilitation, Reconciliation and Reintegration (DDDRRR) program involving different stakeholders.

A report which highlights an investigation by AFP reveals that …

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