Boko Haram uses 12-years-old boy for suicide attack

File Photo: Boko Haram attack

A 12 year-old Fulani cattle breeder is dead after a being strapped with a bomb at Muna Delti area of Jere Local Government Council of Borno State on Saturday, July 15.

According to a witness, Grema Bana, the incident occurred at about 4:45 PM, at one of the pastoralist hamlets in the area.

Bana said that the young boy and his brother were coming back home home after taking out the cattle to a nearby forest for grazing.

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According to him, an Improvised Explosive Devise (IED) was said to have been strapped to one of the boys by suspected Boko Haram insurgents.

“The bomb detonated at the entrance of the boys’ residence. One of them was killed and the other sustained serious injuries.

“The wounded boy was referred to the Specialist Hospital, Maiduguri for medical attention,” he said.