Nigerian troops capture 16 Boko Haram militants in sting operation

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  Nigerian police rescue 67 from 'inhuman conditions' at Islamic school

  Captured men after being rescued by police in Sabon Garin, in Daura local government area of Katsina state, Nigeria, October 14, 2019. (Photo: CGTN)Police in northern Nigeria rescued nearly 70 men and boys from a second purported Islamic school where they were shackled and subjected to "inhuman and degrading treatments.""In the course of investigation, 67 people from the ages of seven to 40 were found shackled with chains," Katsina police spokesperson Sanusi Buba said in a statement. "Victims were also found to have been subjected to various inhuman and degrading treatments."The raid occurred on October 12 in Sabon Garin in the Daura local government area of Katsina state. Police issued a statement on Monday and said they were working to reunite the victims with their families.Lawal Ahmad, a 33-year-old who was held captive, said he witnessed sexual assault, beatings and the death of other captives during his two years there.Police arrested one man, 78-year-old Mallam Bello Abdullahi Umar, for running what they called an "illegal detention/remand home."The raid in Katsina came less than a month after about 300 men and boys were freed from another supposed Islamic school in neighboring Kaduna state where they were allegedly tortured and sexually abused.After the incident in Kaduna, Nigerian president Muhammadu Buhari issued a statement calling on traditional authorities to work with government to expose "unwanted cultural practices that amount to the abuse of children."

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  Podcast: Story in the Story (10/16/2019 Wed.)

  From the Peoples Daily App.This is Story in the Story.There is a severe shortage of child protection professionals in China.Last year, 317 cases of sexual assault on children were reported by the media, with more than 750 children abused, the youngest being only three years old.Nearly 70 percent of the culprits are relatives or from a close circle of people, such as teachers or neighbors. The crime rate among acquaintances remains high, and reached almost 80 percent in 2014There is also a shortfall in the ability to protect children in need. Resources allocated are still limited, lacking systematic preventive measures and institutional arrangements.Left-behind children in rural areas are particularly vulnerable to sexual abuse due to inadequate sex education and poor guidelines for children on how to respond to such situations.In China, the importance and need for social workers is just being recognized by society. The government has pledged to train up to 1.45 million social workers by 2020.Today’s Story in the Story looks at how China is increasing its efforts to protect children in rural parts of the country.Huang Aiqun interacts with a girl in a simulated scenario during a class aiming to prevent children from falling victims of sexual assault. (Photo: China Daily)Huang Aiqun remembers the first time she saw the scar on the girls wrist. Huang, a social worker, had been notified by the local womens federation that the girl needed her attention. She visited 12-year-old Zhenzhen at her home in southern China, in May 2018. Huang immediately saw the pink slash on the wrist, the result of a self-inflicted knife wound.Zhenzhens desperation and anguish were obvious. She had been repeatedly sexually abused by her mothers lover, who was a married man. Last year, he was found guilty of sexual abuse and sentenced to 10 years in prison. Her mother was given a three-year sentence.The girl, whose father passed away when she was two years old, was abuse...