[The Activism Blog] UNICEF leads campaign against child bombers

The United Nations Children’s Education Fund (UNICEF) has decried the increase in the use of children by the Boko-Haram sect for suicide operations and hereby called for the stoppage of such acts.

The organisation’s country representative, Mohammed Fall, made the call after the official signing of Action Plan Agreement against recruitment of children between the organisation and Borno State Civilian Joint Task Force (CJTF) in Maiduguri on Friday, September 15, 2017.

He stressed the need for all parties in the conflict to show greater commitments,toward the protection of children against any form of violation as recruiting and using children by Boko Haram as a human bomb is particularly disturbing and vulnerable and that UNICEF was saddled with responsibilities of protecting children against abuse and violations; safeguard and promote their rights to education, health and general wellbeing.

The civilian JTF speaking through its legal adviser Jubril Gunda disclosed that the group in collaboration with UNICEF, military and other security agencies would build the capacity of its members to expose them on best human right practices to ensure the protection of children.

According to UN reports, within the last three years, 140 children and mostly girls and even babies have been used as human bombs in North-East Nigeria.

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