More attacks

Nigeria has been suffering the attacks of Boko Haram, an Islamic extremist terrorist group, for eight years. Over 20,000 people have been killed and thousands have been kidnapped, following the pattern of ISIS.

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Last year the Nigerian government claimed to have crushed the group, but another 19 have been killed. Victims included members of a civilian self-defense force and some people in mourning for them, plus another 23 wounded, all in a string of attacks this summer.

"Boko Haram has increasingly used girls and young women to carry out attacks on marketplaces, checkpoints and other targets. Some young women who escaped extremist group have said girls are drugged and forced to carry out suicide missions."