Boko Haram controlled vast swathes of territory across three states in north-eastern Nigeria at the beginning of 2015 but was pushed out by Nigerian troops with the help of Chad, Niger and Cameroon.
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The Nigerian Army has said troops involved in the ongoing onslaught on Boko Haram have rescued another 139 captives of the insurgents in Borno State.
Nigeria’s military said it had rescued 90 people, including women and children, after dislodging Boko Haram Islamists from two villages in the country’s restive northeast.
“It’s truly alarming to see that children and women continue to be killed, abducted and used to carry bombs”.
Boko Haram, which first emerged in the early 2000s, became fanatically violent in 2009.
A regional force involving troops from Nigeria, Chad, Cameroon, Niger and Benin is about to deploy to fight the extremists.
Children who escape before they are recruited as soldiers, wives, or suicide bombers, are often left to fend for themselves in precarious conditions.
5 million to more than 2. A minimum of 2.1 million individuals have been pushed from their houses, some throughout borders.
“The suspected terrorists are being investigated and screened for more information”, he said. Majority go to United Nations camps. So far UNICEF had vaccinated 315000 children against measles 65000 children under five years of age had received treatment for severe acute malnutrition and 72000 displaced children had received counselling and psychosocial support.
3 million required to finance its operations in the Lake Chad region this year.
Due to the lack of funds UNICEF’s ability to deliver lifesaving assistance on the ground was seriously compromised.
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Because of this, more than 124,000 children in the conflict-torn area have not received measles vaccinations, more than 83,000 lack access to safe water, and over 208,000 are not in school.
