Chad’s Troops Rescue 43 Boko Haram Child Soldiers In Nigeria

Azem Agouna , Chadian Army
Spokesman, said on Wednesday that
they have repatriated 43 children,
who had been kidnapped by Islamist
terrorist group Boko Haram and
forced to become child soldiers.
He said in N’djamena that the
children, who are aged 12 and older
and are Chadian nationals, were
found in the Nigerian town of
Damasak, in North-Eastern Borno .
News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) recalls
that Damasak was under Boko
Haram control until Chadian and
Nigerian forces recaptured the town
in early March.
Agouna said the children managed
to escape during the clashes
between the insurgents and soldiers,
while the local families helped them
to hide from the jihadists.
He disclosed that when it was
certain that Boko Haram had been
defeated and would not return to
the town, the children came out of
their hiding places and asked
Chadian security forces for help.
The spokesman said the army would
look into how and when Boko
Haram abducted the children from
Chad.