B’Haram: 270 rescued girls reintegrated into Yobe communities

The European Union has so far reintegrated 270 girls recovered from Boko Haram insurgency into their families and communities in Yobe State.

The girls comprised those abducted and those who fled from the insurgents’ attacks on their communities over the last decade.

The reintegration, over the last few months, was implemented by an international non-governmental organisation, International Alert, and a local counterpart, Damaturu-based Taimako Community Development Initiative.

The Programme Manager of the initiative, Halliru Abdullahi, told The PUNCH in Damaturu that the reintegration was implemented under the EU-funded project that supports early recovery from conflict and resilience building in the state.

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He explained further that the objective of the project was to strengthen early recovery from the Boko Haram crisis, improve humanitarian development, social cohesion, and resilience among targeted vulnerable households and communities.

“Through the project, we have been strengthening the capacity of local actors on mutual forgiveness and accommodation in the communities in order to live in peace and Harmony,” the programme manager said.

Abdullahi also disclosed that under three years, the project had reconciled 350 communities and families who had been at loggerheads over issues rooted in the Boko Haram insurgency.

The Initiative had earlier organised a football match Jajari United of Damaturunand Gwange United of Gujba aimed at uniting the youths and facilitate their early recovery from the trauma caused by Boko Haram.

The match ended in a penalty shootout when Jajari United scored 4-0 against Gwange United.

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