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Boko Haram: Military ‘hands over 86 child fighters to Borno govt’

The Nigerian Military has handed over 86 Boko Haram child fighters to Borno State Rehabilitation Centre in Bulumkutu, the defence headquarters said Thursday.

According to him, some of the child fighters who are as young as 10, are part of over 1,370 Boko Haram fighters who have so far surrendered to troops of Operation Lafiya Dole. “The handover ceremony was witnessed by the Borno State Commissioner of Women Affairs and Social Development, Hajiya Zuwaira Gambo and UNICEF Official, Mr Clement Adams.

“The operation is designed to also de-radicalise, rehabilitate and re-integrate repentant Boko Haram combatants who willingly surrender to troops.

 

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