However, Chadian officials have since described the operation as "kidnapping" and "extortion", while the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees revealed that many of the children involved were not orphans.
しかし、国際連合難民高等弁務官事務所が、巻き込まれた子どもたちの多くが孤児ではないことを明らかにした一方で、チャド当局者はその後、その活動を「誘拐」と「恐喝」だと表現した。