Army Rescues 90 From Boko Haram Captivity In Borno

Boko Haram, which is fighting to overthrow the current regime and establish an Islamic caliphate throughout the occupied territories, carries out attacks in northern Nigeria and neighboring Cameroon, Chad and Niger.

In a related development, eight suspected Boko Haram terrorists on Saturday surrendered themselves to troops of 21 Brigade Nigerian Army.

Manuel Fontaine, UNICEF Regional Director for West and Central Africa said “each of these children running for their lives is a childhood cut short”.

“It’s truly alarming to see that children and women continue to be killed, abducted and used to carry bombs”, Fontaine added.

Army from Nigeria and Chad freed a whole lot of hostages from Boko Haram captivity earlier this yr however none of these rescued have been from the 219 women kidnapped in April 2014 from a faculty in Chibok.

An estimated 265,000 displaced children are from Cameroon, Chad, and Niger, who have been uprooted as the extremists continue to operate across borders.

Earlier this month, the worldwide Organization for Migration revised upwards its estimate of those internally displaced by the conflict from 1.

1 million because of the recent surge in attacks.

“The suspected terrorists are being investigated and screened for more information”, he said. Majority go to United Nations camps.

Nearly 65,000 children under 5 have received treatment for severe acute malnutrition.

He said UNICEF has received less than one-third of the $50 million it requested for operations in the region but nevertheless the agency is in “full operational mode”, the Associated Press reported.

That has left more than 124,000 children hit by the violence unvaccinated against measles. More than 200,000 people have received access to safe water.

Due to the lack of funds UNICEF’s ability to deliver lifesaving assistance on the ground was seriously compromised.