An international NGO, Save the Children, has said that more than two million girls, boys and caregivers need psycho-social support services due to severe distress, hardship and displacement in North-East Nigeria.
Ben Foot, the Country Director, Save the Children International, Nigeria, made this known on Wednesday in a child protection report made available to Newsmen on its 100 years Centenary celebration in Abuja.
According to Foot, another 770,000 children and caregivers remain at risk of injury and loss of life from explosive remnants of war.
Foot said that the child protection concerns for unaccompanied and separated children in Borno were vast and the government, UN agencies and local/international humanitarian aid organisations were working in extremely difficult circumstances to address these concerns.
He said that the report did not want to ignore the significant efforts that had been made to try and meet the needs of these vulnerable children, their communities and government actors.
Foot therefore urged all actors to renew their commitment and join forces to create a conducive environment for children to learn, be protected and grow up healthy.
