Nigeria is involving children under the age of 18 in its military operations, a US 2017 trafficking in persons report has said. The report listed Nigeria among countries to face restriction for allegedly violating the child soldier prohibition act (CSPA), 2008. The report accused the Nigerian security forces (NSF) of “using children as young as... Read More

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February 21, 2017

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Boko Haram has recruited 2000 children as child soldiers – UN

The UN Children’s Fund, UNICEF has said terrorist group, Boko Haram has recruited about 2,000 children in 2016, using them as child soldiers. UNICEF Executive Director, Anthony Lake, disclosed this as global leaders gather in Paris on the anniversary of the Paris Commitments to end the use of children in conflict, according to a UN... Read More

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November 15, 2016

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Opinion: Saving the armed children of Borno

by Mustapha Alhassan, Emmanuel Bosah, Ahmad Jumare, Ashraf Usman, and Faisal Wando History has shown us that over time, children have been extensively involved in military campaigns. In times of turmoil children represent one of the most vulnerable groups and are often exploited by warring parties for various reasons including combat, espionage, and sexual purposes.... Read More

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January 21, 2016

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Phillip Obaji: How terrorists recruit Africa’s children

In the aftermath of the attack on a hotel in Burkina Faso on Friday, just as in the attack on a luxury hotel in Mali in November, photographs of the killers showed some of them to be boys in their early teens. After the Nov. 20, 2015, attack in Bamako, the Malian capital, which Al... Read More

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January 29, 2015

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Boko Haram runs training camps for child soldiers (See Photos)

by Anike Jacobs Boko Haram through its affiliate arm, al-Urwa-al-Wuthaqa, has published images showing a military training camp for children based in the North-east part of the country. The photos which were recently released by al-Urwa-al-Wuthaqa Twitter handle, @Alurwa_Alwuthqa, shows, in one image, the children aiming guns while in another they were seen posing with weapons. While... Read More

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