Suspected Boko Haram members are reported to be recruiting children and using them in their operations in Yobe State and other areas in Nigeria, sources told LEADERSHIP Sunday in Damaturu.
The insurgents are also luring residents of Gaidam in Yobe State with N20,000 each and other items as Ramadan gifts. Some residents are reported to have received N20,000 each from Boko Haram fighters loyal to the Islamic State in West Africa Province (ISWAP).
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