Almost 900 children who were recruited into the ranks of an anti-Boko Haram militia in Nigeria have been released, UNICEF says
The 894 children, including 106 girls, were recruited by the Civilian Joint Task Force in Maiduguri in northeast Nigeria.Group with ISIS ties claims responsibility for attack on Nigerian governor's convoyCJTF is a local militia created in 2013 to fight insurgency in the region.
We will continue until there is no child left in the ranks of all armed groups in Nigeria," said Mohamed Fall, UNICEF Nigeria representative. Nigeria's Chibok girls: What's happening?UNICEF says 1,727 children have been released since CJTF signed an action plan in 2017 to end child recruitment. The UN agency said it is working with the Nigerian government and local authorities to help reintegrate those released.
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