According to her, Nigerian children are also confronted with flooding, drought and severe storms.
The organisation, therefore, called for renewed vigour in safeguarding and fostering the rights of adolescent girls.
The affected LGAs are Maiduguri Metropolitan, Damboa, Gubio, Jere, Konduga, Mafa, Monguno and Ngala.
More than 10 million children are not in school at the primary level. For those in school, the quality of learning is poor.
The “Chibok girls” were kidnapped on the night of April 14, 2014, sparking worldwide condemnation and concern.
“In Nigeria, there have been numerous reports of children being recruited and used by armed groups.”
The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) is to provide psychosocial support to the 21 rescued children in Katsina.
Described as the “most severe flooding” in the past decade, the 2022 floods have affected 34 out of Nigeria’s 36 states, displacing 1.3 million people.
According to the UN agency, 13 years of armed conflict in North-East Nigeria has left women and children in acute vulnerability.
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