Female Suicide Bombers Sent By Boko Haram Blamed For Attack In Nigeria

Female Suicide Bombers Sent By Boko Haram Blamed For Attack In Nigeria

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Female suicide bombers sent by Boko Haram extremists are being blamed for killing nearly 60 people in an attack on a refuge for displaced people in northern Nigeria. The attackers appear to be from among girls Boko Haram has kidnapped in recent years.

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