Across north-east Nigeria and neighbouring countries,44 children were used in suicide attacks in 2015, three-quarters of them girlsThe number of children used in suicide attacks by Boko Haram has soared 11-fold over the past year, and with more than three-quarters of bombings now carried out by girls,according to a Unicef report, Beyond Chibok (pdf).
Data from the UN children’s agency shows that 44 children were used in suicide attacks in north-east Nigeria and neighbouring countries in 2015, and compared with four the preceding year. Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com