Upon arrival on Sunday, parents of the girls tearfully celebrated in the streets and had a formal ceremony in Nigeria’s capital Abuja. The 21 girls who were rescued last week after being kidnapped by the militant group Boko Haram have been reunited with their joyous families, BBC News reported. The girls had been held […]
One in every five "suicide bombers" used by Boko Haram in the past two years has been a child, underscoring the heartless nature of the religious extremist group, according to a report released Tuesday by the United Nations Children's Fund, writes Al Jazeera.
Two female suicide bombers between the ages of 17 and 20 reportedly blew themselves up this week in a camp in northeastern Nigeria designed to protect people trying to escape Boko Haram terrorists, killing at least 58 people.
Houses were torched, suicide bombers detonated devices and militants opened fire near Nigeria's largest northeastern city.
Boko Haram has surpassed the number of fatalities claimed by the Islamic State (formerly known as ISIS).
Despite losing most of their territory to the Nigerian army, Boko Haram has continued to take their bombings to local markets, where 32 people were killed in their latest attack. According to Al Jazeera, Red Cross and National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) said the bombing happened on Tuesday at a fruit and vegetable market in […]
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