Suspected insurgents kidnap 50 people in north-east Nigeria
Maiduguri, Nigeria Reuters Suspected Islamist insurgents kidnapped 50 people, mostly women, in north-eastern Nigeria this week, local officials and a resident said on Wednesday, the latest mass abduction by fighters who have waged an insurgency for more than a decade. Boko Haram and Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) fighters have mainly operated in Borno […]
Some 900 children released by Nigerian militia group
Almost 900 children, including 106 girls, were released by a Nigerian militia group last Friday, according to UNICEF. The UN children’s agency said 894 children were released by the Civilian Joint Task Force in the north-east Nigerian town of Maiduguri. The CJTF is a local militia group that helps Nigerian security forces in fighting the […]
More than 800 children released by armed group in Nigeria, says UNICEF
Some 833 children have been released by an armed group fighting against terror group Boko Haram in north-east Nigeria, according to UNICEF. The UN Children’s Agency welcomed the news which it said was the first formal release of children from the Civilian Joint Task Force, a group formed in 2013 by vigilantes to battle Boko […]