#GOODNEWS! Chadian Troops Rescue 43 Children Kidnapped By Boko Haram In Damasak

                 Chad Soldiers facing Boko Haram Militants in Nigeria. Photo: NAN



Reports reaching media from Chadian Army Spokesman, Colonel Azem Agouna, say that his troop have recovered 43 children, who had been kidnapped by Islamist terrorist group Boko Haram and forced to become child soldiers on Wednesday.

Aguona 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.

NAN recalls that Damasak was under Boko Haram control until Chadian and Nigerian forces recaptured the town in early March.

The Army spokesperson also mentioned that 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.

Aguona said the army would look into how and when Boko Haram abducted the children from Chad.