22 Ex-Boko Haram Members Sit For WAEC

Boko Haram
Islamic Militant group, Boko Haram

The Nigerian Correctional Service has shared that no fewer than 22 ex-Boko Haram members have sat for the Senior School Certificate Examination.

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According to Ja’afaru Ahmed, the Comptroller-General of the NCS, who made this disclosure in Abuja while fielding questions from newsmen, he said the process was a part of the de-radicalization of the repented sect members.

He said:

“As part of our rehabilitation process, 22 former members of Boko Haram who have been deradicalized by the Nigerian Correctional Service have sat for the Senior School Certificate Examination.”