Some repentant insurgents were on the streets of Maiduguri, the Borno State capital on Saturday morning, 13 August to beg for forgiveness from residents of the state as they carried out sanitation exercises in the communities.
The sanitation exercise was organised by the Centre for Democracy and Development (CDD) in collaboration with the Borno State government. Some of the repentant insurgents wore T-shirts with inscriptions that read ‘Please, Forgive Us’, ‘We Have Repented’, and ‘Let’s Rebuild Borno Again’.
Speaking on the exercise, Mala Mustafa, a Senior Research Fellow with CDD, said the exercise is part of efforts to prepare them for their reintegration process. He said 400 of the repentant insurgents have been mobilised for the exercise, with 50 of them participating this Saturday for a start in Maiduguri hajj camp.
In July, Christopher Musa, Theatre Commander of North-East joint task force of operation Hadin Kai, said more than 67,000 insurgents have surrendered to troops so far.