Girl as young as seven kills herself and five others in Nigeria suicide bombing

[muriel_volestrangler]

Source: The Guardian

A girl thought to be as young as seven killed herself and five others in a suicide bombing in north-east Nigeria on Sunday as the country’s president, Goodluck Jonathan, conceded that his government had underrated the capacity of the Islamist extremist group Boko Haram.

The attack on a market in the town of Potiskum is the latest in a string of suicide strikes in which children have been used. Previous attacks have been blamed on Boko Haram.

Nineteen people were injured in the blast in Yobe state’s commercial capital, a local vigilante leader said. “So far, five people were killed with the girl while 19 others have been taken to hospital for injuries,” Buba Lawan said.

Read more: http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/feb/22/girl-as-young-as-seven-kills-herself-and-five-others-in-nigeria-suicide-bombing

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Seven years old. I think I'd just call her the sixth victim, not a 'suicide'. Some piece of shit did this to her.

[okasha]

1. That's it exactly.

[Quantess]

2. Obviously not old enough to make this decision herself.

SICK.

[demigoddess]

3. and it shouldn't be Islamist terrorist group Boko Haram

it should be 'child murdering terrorists called Boko Haram. call them what they are. Child killers, women murdering sexists etc.

[Oktober]

12. The 'how' is more important than the 'why'?

[aint_no_life_nowhere]

4. Boko Haram is the lowest of the low

With this kind of systematic malevolence towards human beings, they've given up the right to be considered members of the human race in my book.

[pnwmom]

5. It wasn't a suicide strike. They murdered a 7 year old girl. n/t

[allan01]

6. hem

wish theyd stop calling them" sucicide" attacks and rather call them homicide attacks for which they are .

[Phentex]

14. Agreed!

This is so sad. And wrong.

[Gore1FL]

7. I wonder what they promised her. n/t

[haele]

8. Suspect they didn't promise anything - just take her somewhere and put a vest on her.

Tell her to where to go, when she got there, detonate the vest.

It's a cynical way of forcing the opposition to "not trust anyone" and reduce any motivation to protect innocents - now, police will have to regard any child who can walk the same threat as the disaffected young men these radical groups recruit.

Really shows the "high moral ground" these groups are attempting to claim for themselves.

Haele

[Blue_Tires]

13. Maybe they told her the vest was a practical joke or a toy

Maybe they told her "we'll kill your family if you refuse...

who knows?

[NaturalHigh]

9. Anyone who would recruit children...

to commit acts of terrorism doesn't deserve to be called human. I agree that this child is also a victim.

[romanic]

10. I agree OP.

That girl didn't have a choice in this horrific matter; she's a victim as well.

[deafskeptic]

11. This is just sick. n/t