The North East where the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has revealed that more than 300,000 children lost their lives in the last 12 years because of the insurgency ravaging the region.

UNICEF disclosed that over one million people have been displaced within the period under review.

The agency further divulged that no fewer than 5,129 out-of-school children were currently battling mental health challenges as a result of the conflict in the North.

According to a statement jointly released by the European Union and UNICEF, they noted that a recent Mental Health and Psychosocial Support Needs Assessment of conflict-affected children in north-east Nigeria revealed pervasive psychosocial distress manifesting as high levels of anxiety, suspiciousness, anger, aggressiveness, and hyper-vigilance.

UNICEF’s Representative in Nigeria, Peter Hawkins said the scars of conflict are real and enduring for children.

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