Nigeria says nearly 10,000 former Boko Haram fighters have been reintegrated
16 Jun 2026, 05:18 GMT
By editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)
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Authorities in Nigeria's northeastern Borno State say nearly 10,000 former Boko Haram fighters have now been reintegrated into society under a government-backed rehabilitation and deradicalisation programme aimed at encouraging defections from insurgent groups.