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The United Nations Children’s Fund says over 6,800 children living in the North-East have been subjected to grave violations of their rights.
In a press release on Friday, UNICEF representative in Nigeria, Cristian Munduate, lamented the brutal consequences of conflict on children nine years after 276 schoolgirls were abducted in Chibok and 96 girls still in captivity.
She noted the impact of the conflict on education is alarming with repercussions likely to affect generations, stressing its “devastating reality”
She added that the recent abduction of 80 children in Zamfara State reinforces the urgent need for action to protect children in Nigeria.
She said, “The statistics are disturbing; the reality is devastating. It has been 9 years since the horrendous abduction of the Chibok girls, yet the nightmare continues as children are still…
