the Children released by the so-called Civilian joint task force (CJTF) fighting Boko Haram in the vulnerable Bornoprovinsen. It was the second time in six months that the group released a large number of child soldiers since the 833 children were returned to their parents in October 2018.
has now been released was 106 girls, write Unicef on its website.
According to the Unifecs country manager co-in Nigeria, Mohammed Case, CJTF’t have recruited a few children then in september 2017, writes The Nation.
Unicef writes that during the seven-year conflict in the north east of Nigeria, armed groups that are outside the nigerian government’s control have made use of more than 3,500 children.
have lost their lives during the fighting and terrorist attacks carried out by Boko Haram, described as a radical islamist terrorist group.
” We can’t give up the fight for kids, not so long as they are affected by the fighting. We will continue until there is not a single child remain with the armed groups in Nigeria, ” says Case.
Boko Haram has for several years kidnapped and used children as suicide bombers. Many of them as young as 7 to 8 years.
a week ago, the murdered Boko Haram 14 lumberjacks in a village in the Bornodistriktet. In april 2014, the group kidnapped 276 schoolgirls from the town of Chibok. Several of the girls have managed to escape or been released, some have died in captivity. Many of them are still missing.
