Borno partners Allamin Foundation in meeting demands of victims of insurgency

By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri –

Borno State Government has pledged to support Allamin Foundation for Peace and Development in enhancing peace building, reconciliation, deradicalization , rehabilitation and reintegration of women and girls affected by the over decade of Boko Haram Insurgency in the state

The Borno State Commissioner for Women Affairs and Social Development, Hon. Hajiya Zuwaira Gambo stated this Wednesday when the Executive Director of Allamin Foundation led management staff and project team, paid a courtesy visit to the commissioner in her office at the Musa Usman State Secretariat Maiduguri.

Borno State Commissioner for Women Affairs and Social Development, Hon. Hajiya Zuwaira Gambo and the Executive Director of Allamin Foundation, Hajiya Hamsatu Allamin, during the courtesy visit.

She also assured the foundation of her ministry’s support to work together and collaborate with the high powered committee headed by the State Deputy, Hon. Umar Usman Kadafur on areas of rehabilitation, reconciliation, resettlement and reintegration of the survivors and victims of the insurgency, demands especially, women, children and girls who the most affected population during the crisis.

The commissioner also appreciated the resilience and commitment shown by the Executive Director, Hajiya Hamsatu Allamin to transform, rehabilitate and develop the victims and survivors through several empowerment and poverty alleviation, psychosocial training and support to the survivors and victims of the insurgency.

Hajiya Gambo further explained that Borno State Government is ever willing and ready to work with such foundation towards achieving its 10 years transformation strategic plan and 25 years master plan in the post insurgency era which centered on peace building, rehabilitation, reconciliation, reintegration and agricultural development among others.

Earlier, the Executive Director of Allamin Foundation, Hajiya Hamsatu Allamin, intimated the commissioner on the activities of the foundation and efforts made so far to promote and establish transition justice machinery to advocate for the establishment of government policies, the demands of the survivors, widows and victims of the insurgency, who have suffered castration , hardships and conscription among others in the hand of the insurgents in the Sambisa forest .

She promised to render all the necessary support and cooperation towards achieving the set goals and objectives of the project.

Special Adviser to Governor on Security Affairs, Brigadier General Abdullahi Sabi Ishaq

Also, the Special Adviser to Governor Babagana Zulum on Security Affairs, Brigadier General Abdullahi Sabi Ishaq (rtd), also pledged to liaise with the foundation to ascertain and address all issues relating to women and girls affected by the insurgency .

He assured the foundation og his full support and cooperation towards drawing the attention of government to the sensitive issues and problems associated with the repentance, deradicalization, rehabilitation, reconciliation and reintegration of the survivors victims and widows.