A US 2017 trafficking
in persons report has accused Nigeria of involving children under the age of 18
in its military operations in “hostile environments”.
The
report listed Nigeria among countries to face restriction for allegedly
violating the child soldier prohibition act (CSPA), 2008.
Other
countries also accused of violating the act in the report include Democratic
Republic of Congo, Mali, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan, Syria and Yemen.
The
countries were said to have committed the said offences between April 1, 2016,
and March 30, 2017, when the report was compiled.
The
report accused the Nigerian security forces (NSF) of “using children as young
as 12 years old in support roles”.
“NSF
has continued to detain and arrest children for alleged association with Boko
Haram, some of whom may have been forcibly recruited,” the report read.
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