UNICEF: Child bombers used by Boko Haram increases 10-fold

KANO, Nigeria (AP) — The number of child bombers used by the Islamic extremists of Boko Haram has increased from four to 44 in a year with devastating consequences in communities that now see children as threats, UNICEF said Tuesday.
Seventy-five percent of the children used are girls, a new report said, emphasizing that these children, many believed captives, are “victims, not perpetrators.”
“As ‘suicide’ attacks involving children become commonplace, so