Publisher's Synopsis
The Nigerian military has arrested and detained thousands of children, some as young as five, for suspected involvement with the armed Islamist Boko Haram, which has engaged in a deadly insurgency against the Nigerian state since 2009. Government forces apprehend children they suspect of Boko Haram involvement in a variety of ways: during security sweeps, military operations, screening procedures outside of camps for internally displaced persons, and based on information provided by informants. Some children are imprisoned for months; others for. years. Few are ever charged with any crime.
