The International Committee of the ICRC, on Wednesday, revealed that more than 24,000 Nigerians have been declared missing by their families since 2015, with over 10,000 of them being children.
This was disclosed by ICRC’s Protection of Family Links Team Leader, María Toscano, during a media workshop held in Maiduguri, Borno State.
Toscano said Borno State has the highest number of missing persons, with about 9,000 out of the 16,000 registered in the North-East alone.
However, she noted that efforts to reunite missing persons with their families were ongoing, saying, “11 persons have so far been reunited with their families this year, in addition to the 13 persons who have been reintegrated with their families in 2024.”