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"Devastating Reality": 9 years after Chibok abductions, children in Northeast Nigeria continue to suffer the brutal consequences of conflict

Nine years after 276 schoolgirls were abducted in the middle of the night from their dormitory in Chibok, Nigeria, 96 girls remain in captivity, and thousands more children have been subjected to grave violations of their rights.

25 million Nigerians at high risk of food insecurity in 2023

Nearly 25 million Nigerians are at risk of facing hunger between June and August 2023

More than 1.5 million children at risk as devastating floods hit Nigeria

More than 2.5 million people in Nigeria are in need of humanitarian assistance

Northeast Nigeria: More children cleared of ties with armed groups and released from administrative custody

Twenty-three boys and two girls were released today from Nigerian Army administrative custody after being cleared of suspected ties with armed groups. This brings the number of children released this year to 44.

More than 3,500 children have been recruited and used by non-state armed groups in north-east Nigeria since 2013

More than 3,500 children, most of whom were aged 13 to 17, were recruited by non-state armed groups between 2013 and 2017 and have been used in the ongoing armed conflict in north-east Nigeria – UNICEF said today ahead of the fifth anniversary of the Chibok abduction.

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"Devastating Reality": 9 years after Chibok abductions, children in Northeast Nigeria continue to suffer the brutal consequences of conflict

25 million Nigerians at high risk of food insecurity in 2023

More than 1.5 million children at risk as devastating floods hit Nigeria

Northeast Nigeria: More children cleared of ties with armed groups and released from administrative custody

More than 3,500 children have been recruited and used by non-state armed groups in north-east Nigeria since 2013

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