43 Boko Haram Child Soldiers Rescued By Chadian Army In Nigeria

Chadian army have rescued about 43 children that had been kidnapped by the Boko Haram sect, in Damasak, Borno state. According to the chadian Army Spokesman, who said yesterday April 22nd that the children were forced to become child soldiers of the sect group who are aged 12 and older and are Chadian nationals. He also said that, the children managed to escape during the clashes between insurgents and soldiers, while local families helped them to hide from the militias.

He disclosed that when it was certain that Boko Haram had been defeated and would not return back to the town, the children came out of their hiding places and asked Chadian security forces for help. The children have been repatriated back to Chad while a full scale investigation into how they were abducted will be launched.