Ibikoresho byerekanazikoreshwa cyane cyane mugukora ibimenyetso bitandukanye byerekana, ibyapa byerekana ibinyabiziga, ibikoresho byumutekano, nibindi. Amabara yacyo meza agira uruhare rugaragara rwo kuburira kumanywa, kandi ingaruka zayo zo kumurika zirashobora gukoreshwa nijoro cyangwa mugihe gito cyumucyo.Kuzamura neza ubushobozi bwabantu bwo kumenya, reba neza intego, gukangurira kuba maso, bityo wirinde impanuka, kugabanya abapfuye, no kugabanya igihombo cyubukungu.Ihinduka umuzamu wingenzi wumutekano wumuhanda kandi ufite inyungu zigaragara mumibereho.Ingano yo gusaba igira uruhare runini mu mutekano rusange no gutwara abantu, kugenzura ibinyabiziga, kurinda umuriro, gari ya moshi, ibirombe by’amakara n’andi mashami.Ibikoresho byerekana abasivili ahanini ni imyenda yerekana, urupapuro rwerekana urumuri, imyenda yo gucapa yerekana, nibindi.
Ikoreshwa ryibikoresho byerekana Ubushinwa mu nganda zerekana ibimenyetso byatangiye mu ntangiriro ya za 1980.Kuva icyo gihe, hamwe n’iterambere ry’inganda zerekana ibikoresho by’Ubushinwa, ryagiye ryagurwa buhoro buhoro.Umubare w'ikoreshwa ugira uruhare runini mu mutekano rusange no gutwara abantu, kugenzura ibinyabiziga, kurinda umuriro, gari ya moshi, ibirombe by'amakara n'andi mashami.Ibikoresho byo gukingira nibicuruzwa bya gisivili byatangiye gukoreshwa cyane.