The families of insurgents currently been rehabilitated by the Borno State Government grew on Friday as 566 Boko Haram orphans and widows were handed over to the State by the military in Maiduguri.
The Borno State government has commenced a basic education strategy to cater for the many children who lost their parents to the Boko Haram insurgency.
Last week President Muhammadu Buhari ordered the police to arrest culprits involved in the diversion of relief materials meant for internally displaced persons, IDPs, and make “public example” of them. This followed a report by AP showing malnourished children in camps in Maiduguri, Borno State.