Some have had very good opportunities to live decent lives in society but have rejected it for very bad ones. They therefore bear some responsibility especially those above 15 years. Finally, those elderly people who have become rebels need to be blamed. Most children have had no say in their conscription, but they have been forced to join and drugged to do very bad things. Some have been given commands to carry out orders, failing which, will result in their death.
Nobody wants to die so in order to avoid death, they succumb.
Some have seen their parents been murdered. They are therefore traumatized and can therefore do anything they are told. These senior rebels have a very big role to play in the issue of child soldiers. Having highlighted the burden of responsibility in varying degrees on particular sets of people, serious attention needs to be given to them in order to get solutions to this problem. The next contribution will make recommendations to these problems.