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Nearly 900 children in anti-Boko Haram militia freed in Nigeria: UN
LAGOS, May 10, 2019 (BSS/AFP) – Nearly 900 children held by a pro-government
militia force fighting Boko Haram insurgents in northeastern Nigeria were
freed on Friday, the UN said.
The 894 children, including 106 girls, had been in the ranks of the
government-backed Civilian Joint Task Force (CJTF), a local militia which
supports regular soldiers battling the Islamist insurgents.
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