Boko Haram: Military hands over 86 child fighters to Borno govt

Boko Haram: Military hands over 86 child fighters to Borno govt

The Defence Headquarters said on Thursday that Operation Safe Corridor (OPSC) of Nigerian military has handed over 86 Boko Haram child fighters to Borno State Rehabilitation Centre in Bulumkutu.

The Acting Director of Defence Information, Col. Onyema Nwachukwu, in a statement, said the fighters voluntarily surrendered to troops of Operation Lafiya Dole.

Nwachukwu said the move was part of the effort to ensure that minors and other repentant Boko Haram fighters in the North East were given the necessary support and opportunity to embrace peace through the auspices of OPSC.

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