摘要：饥饿的比夫兰儿童是尼日利亚内战及其引发的饥荒的典型受害者。 Children and youth however were not just victims of the war—they actively contributed to Biafra’s defense and their people’s survival, and their participation was more significant than commonly acknowledged in existing scholarship or public memory. This article argues that there was a widespread mobilization of children and youth as part of Biafra’s total war effort, from household labor, hunting, and humanitarian relief to under-age military service. 比亚夫拉招募儿童和青年加入准军事部队和军队，随着战争的进行，儿童和青年的人数越来越多，年龄越来越小。 他们被招募到专门的侦察部队进行游击战，利用儿童和青少年的弱点。 本文将儿童兵置于更广泛的儿童和青年动员和军事化模式的背景下，强调了在比夫拉地区，影响未成年人招募和使用的水平和形式的兵役的不同途径和替代方案。 With a marginalization of children’s experiences in archival records, this article uses memoirs, interviews, and life writings from former Biafran children, alongside war reporting and photography to analyze the roles that children and youth fulfilled and their wartime experiences. 个人扮演多种角色，从前线到侦察再到辅助工作，随着他们对暴力和个人风险的能力和态度的改变，经常在这些角色之间转换。 While some fought through coercion or necessity, others felt genuine political motivation, willingly risking their lives and freedoms for Biafra’s survival.