Nigerian militia frees some 900 child soldiers Nearly 900 children held by a pro-government militia force fighting Boko Haram insurgents in northeastern Nigeria are freed in Maiduguri. The 894 children, including 106 girls, had been in the ranks of the government-backed Civilian Joint Task Force (CJTF), a local militia which supports regular soldiers battling the Islamist insurgents. IMAGES of the liberated children AND SOUMDBITE of Mohamed Malick Fall, UNICEF Nigeria Representative