The Borno State Government has assured that the 160,000 former Boko Haram members, who have repented and taken oaths with the Quran, won't return to the bush to resume fighting.

The state’s Commissioner for Women Affairs and Social Development, Zuwaira Gambo who made the disclosure emphasized that 70,000 of these individuals have been successfully resettled and reintegrated into their communities.

Addressing public concerns, she stated that the process involves a transparent oath-taking ceremony with the Holy Quran, overseen by a committee of traditional rulers, religious leaders, and government officials.

“It is completely untrue that the repentant Boko Haram fighters are reneging on their repentance and returning to the bush to continue fighting,” she said.

“Out of the over 160,000 who repented, we have already reintegrated over 70,000 in their home communities, and I can assure you that no one will be missing should we decide to gather all of them for anyone to confirm. We operate a transparent process of their repentance,”

Gambo dismissed claims of relapse, highlighting that the repentant insurgents understand the consequences of breaking their oath, as returning to the bush would result in death at the hands of their former commanders.

"We subject each of them to proper oath taking with the Holy Quran that he or she will never return to the bush to fight; and he or she swears with the Holy Quran in the presence of a committee comprising traditional rulers, religious leaders and government officials.

"No repentant Boko Haram dare renege on the oath because he or she knows what it means to swear with the Holy Quran and renege, and he or she knows that he or she dare not return to the bush because he or she knows that death awaits him on arrival; their commanders in the bush will kill him because they would not trust him.”

She noted that a significant portion of these individuals were originally farmers, forced into insurgency.

"They were not real fighters,” she said.

She, however, said the state government would study the entire charters of demand and do everything it could about them.

The charter comprises the demands of the survivors and victims from the government, security agencies, NGOs, the media, traditional and religious leaders, community members and other stakeholders for proper rehabilitation to a prosperous life.

Source: https://newspremises.com.ng/repentant-boko-haram-terrorists-swore-by-quran-they-cant-return-to-the-bush-to-fight-borno-government

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cut their hands out so they won't be able to carry guns

Unserious people

The only good thing you can do for a terrorist is sending him/her to God. You ain't God that can forgive, so send the person to God to seek for forgiveness there

Repentant by force that one na repentance? You catch them and you expect them not to repent abi

Hahahahaahah... So If I understand you correctly, terrorists who attack and kill ppl while chanting Allahu Akbar are now repentant and won't go back because they swore with the Quran?

Is that possible?

Hehehe.

You people should continue to feed and pamper terrorists. They will become worse.

Terrorists only understand violence.

As far as I'm concern these northerners are the same, imagine a prof saying jargons


If you like kill yourselves finished there ko kan aye


Terrorism will end when they know there is no forgiveness anywhere

terrorism will never end in naija all politicians are terrorists

what about armed robbers and drug dealerd in prison nko cant they repent too?

Nigeria frees terrorists and kills peaceful agitators.



Those that claims to love Nigeria supports such evil yet want better country.