Boko Haram abducted 1,000 children since 2013: UNICEF
Islamist militant group Boko Haram has abducted more than 1,000 children in Nigeria since 2013, the UNICEF has claimed. Children were abducted to spread fear and show power, the agency further claimed. The conflict with Boko Haram, which entered its tenth year, has claimed more than 20,000 lives and displaced more than 20 lakh people.