article_snippet: The first female suicide bombing was reported in June 2014 when a middle-aged woman blew a middle-aged woman up at army barracks in Gombe, northeast Nigeria.
article_snippet: The first female suicide bombing was the first in a wave of suicide attacks by women and girls in Nigeria.
article_snippet: Since November there have been several attacks by female suicide bombers each month.
article_snippet: In total, 27 women and girls have reportedly been involved in suicide attacks in Nigeria.
article_snippet: In 2014, Nigeria saw around 85 percent of all female suicide bombings around the world.
article_snippet: The group has increased the number of suicide attacks over the last year, particularly those involving girls and women.