Boko Haram used 83 children as 'human bombs' in 2017: UNICEF
The number of children, mainly girls, used by the Nigerian armed group Boko Haram as "human bombs" to carry out attacks has quadrupled to 83 this year, according to UNICEF. "The use of children in this way is an atrocity," the agency said. Notably, Boko Haram insurgency has claimed more than 20,000 lives in nearly eight years.