Children attend class in a temporary learning space in Muna Garage IDP camp, in Maiduguri, Nigeria, 29 September 2017. © UNICEF/UN0126508/Bindra (CNW Group/UNICEF Canada)
More than 3,500 Children Have Been Recruited and Used by Non-State Armed Groups in North-East Nigeria Since 2013
Marking five years since Chibok abduction, UNICEF urges protection of children's rights
ABUJA, April 12, 2019 /CNW/ - More than 3,500 children, most of whom were aged 13 to 17, were recruited by non-state armed groups between 2013 and 2017 and have been used in the ongoing armed conflict in north-east Nigeria – UNICEF said today ahead of the fifth anniversary of the Chibok abduction.