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Child Military Training Sparks Outcry Over Abductions in Nigeria

2/17/2025

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A shocking video from Borno State, Nigeria, shows a boy revealing his military training alongside other children, sparking fears of increasing child disappearances tied to insurgent recruitment. The #BringBackOurGirls movement is urgently calling for government transparency in the search for 78 missing Chibok schoolgirls, highlighting the critical need for accountability and decisive action against child abductions.

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A shocking video from Borno State, Nigeria, shows a boy revealing his military training alongside other children, sparking fears of increasing child disappearances tied to insurgent recruitment. The #BringBackOurGirls movement is urgently calling for government transparency in the search for 78 missing Chibok schoolgirls, highlighting the critical need for accountability and decisive action against child abductions.