Borno State Govt To Implement Transitional Justice For 6,900 Suspected Boko Haram Fighters – TrendyNewsReporters

The Borno State government has announced that no fewer than 6,900 individuals suspected of being Boko Haram fighters and currently in custody will face transitional justice.

This was disclosed by the State Commissioner for Women Affairs and Social Development, Zuwaira Gambo, at the end of a best practices and learning programme organised by the Allamin Foundation for Peace and Development, held on Tuesday in Maiduguri.

Commissioner Gambo revealed that since the start of the mass surrender drive in 2021, about 200,000 Boko Haram terrorists and their families have surrendered to the state government. Of these, about 9,000 individuals have been successfully reintegrated into society.

“So far, about 200,000 Boko Haram terrorists and their families have surrendered to the state government. Let me clarify, we have about 6,900 genuine Boko Haram fighters in our custody, and they will face transitional justice because they have committed crimes. We are working on it; they are genuine fighters,” he said.

Transitional justice, a peacebuilding mechanism, aims to address the legacies of grave atrocities and end recurring cycles of violent conflict through a range of responses, including restitution, reconciliation, prosecution and amnesty.