Girl Suicide Bombers: Former UK PM calls for Support of President Jonathan’s initiative

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United Nations Special Envoy for Global Education and former United Kingdom Prime Minister, Gordon Brown, has called on the international community to help stem the tide wherein the dreaded Boko Haram sect make use of young girls as suicide bombers to carry out their attacks he described as barbaric and evil.

This charge was contained in a statement from the Office of the Envoy in New York, United States through which Mr Brown recalled that there were three attacks over the past week where girls blew themselves up in crowded areas in the country.

He said that in contravention of international law, children were now being fired on indiscriminately as easy targets by Boko Haram.

Brown said they were also exploited as slaves and sex objects and deployed as suicide bombers.

He stressed that “as we approach the first anniversary of the kidnapping of more than 200 Nigerian girls from Chibok, we must resolve to do more against Boko Haram.

“We must ensure that children are better protected by supporting President Goodluck Jonathan’s Safe School Initiative.

“It is time for the whole world to condemn Boko Haram’s evil use of young girls as suicide bombers to carry out their murderous attacks.

“We must do everything in our power to protect others who might be forced into becoming suicide bombers committing even more violent and shocking atrocities.”

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