Description
The post-conflict reintegration of ex-combatant is a complex and challenging effort globally.
Though it requires a comprehensive approach, reintegration is an antidote towards
sustainable peace in societies recovering from conflict. Nigeria’s Boko Haram conflict has
produced large numbers of ex-combatants who require proper reintegration. There is limited
literature on how to reintegrate Nigeria’s ex-combatants. Thus, the current effort seeks to
establish various factors that can help in reintegrating Boko-Haram’s ex-combatants in
Nigeria’s affected regions, by assessing the impact of social capital on reintegrating excombatant in Nigeria. The article adopts a qualitative research method. While utilizing a
desk review of secondary materials largely gathered from media reports, academic journals,
and government publications, the piece employs thematic method for data analysis to
examine and understand patterns pertaining to social capital within the gathered data,
enabling a deeper comprehension of its influence on reintegration endeavours. The review of the impact of social capital on the process of reintegrating former Boko Haram combatants into Nigerian communities reveals that there is trust deficit in the entire project of DDR. The study emphasises the crucial significance of social relationships, community networks, and societal norms in promoting effective reintegration procedures by synthesizing information from previous studies.
