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UNICEF says: Anti-Boko Haram militia in Nigeria released 900 children

R Sinduja

News Editor
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UNICEF said almost 900 children who were recruited into the ranks of an anti-Boko Haram militia in Nigeria have been released. 894 children including 106 girls were recruited by the CJTF in northeast Nigeria. CJTF is a local militia created in 2013 to fight insurgency in the region. The UN agency said it is working with the Nigerian government and local authorities to help reintegrate those released.