Girl Paid $1 to be a Suicide Bomber by Boko Haram in Nigeria

Author:
Sky News
Publisher:
Sky News
Publication Date:
7 March 2017
Tags:
Nigeria, Legal and Judicial Affairs

Sky News has obtained footage of a female suicide bomber captured in Nigeria, suggesting a change of tactics by Boko Haram militants. The group is also forcing young women to marry fighters, with some raising babies born after rape. Our special correspondent Alex Crawford reports from Maiduguri in the north east of Nigeria.

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