By Babagana Bukar Wakil, Maiduguri
ASHENEWS reports that the Borno state government says it has resumed the biometrics data capturing of repentant Boko Haram insurgents.
Prof Usman Tar, the state
Commissioner for Information and Internal Security disclosed this in a statement issued in Maiduguri, the Borno state capital.
Tar noted that a total of 6,900 repentant insurgents are being processed under the multi-agency framework of Disarmament, Demobilisation, Deradicalization, Rehabilitation, Reconciliation, and Reintegration (DDDRRR) otherwise known as the “Borno Model.”
“The data processing process was scheduled to be conducted in 6 Batches by a certified team of intelligence and ICT experts with the utmost level of professionalism and confidentiality in data management.
“However, due to a bridge in communication, those who were supposed to appear for the data capture at a later date appeared today, Friday, August 18, 2023, and this led to confusion at a camp where the exercise was being conducted,” the statement said.
The statement assured the public that the situation is under control and normalcy had been restored at the venue of the biometric exercise.
