The Kano State Government has met with cluster leaders of repentant youth influencers as part of preparations for the launch of the Kano Safe Corridor Project.
The initiative, spearheaded by the Ministry of Information and Internal Affairs, aims to promote peace, security, and rehabilitation through sustainable livelihoods, psychosocial support, and skills training for reformed youths.
Speaking at the one-day interface meeting, Kano State Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf, represented by the Commissioner for Information and Internal Affairs, Ambassador Abdullahi Ibrahim Waiya, described the Safe Corridor Project as a comprehensive reintegration programme designed to provide long-term opportunities for youths who have embraced rehabilitation.
“The involvement of cluster leaders is critical in ensuring grassroots acceptance, monitoring, and conflict prevention within participating communities,” Waiya said.
Some cluster leaders expressed appreciation to the state government and development partners for initiating the project, pledging their full cooperation to ensure its success.
“We call for sustained follow-up programmes to consolidate the gains of rehabilitation and prevent relapse into crime or violence,” they said.
The project adopts a multi-pronged approach that includes vocational training, civic education, and community dialogue, with the goal of fostering lasting peace and social cohesion in Kano State.
The meeting was attended by key stakeholders, including Alhaji Gidado Mukhtar; Kano State Commissioner of Police, Ibrahim Adamu Bakori; Vice Chancellor of Northwest University, Professor Muktar Atiku Kurawa; Dan’amar Aliyu Umar Harazimi; and NDLEA Kano Commandant, Abubakar Idris Ahmad, who expressed confidence that the project, once operational, would serve as a model for inclusive rehabilitation and community reintegration in Nigeria.
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