A group, Girl-Child Rights Awareness Initiative in Africa has urged the federal government to take action against the rising spate of female suicide bombers in the country.
News Agency of Nigeria reports that this call was made by Mrs Tope Awe, the executive director of the group in Osogbo on Tuesday, December 29.
There has been series of bombing in Madagali, Adamawa and Maiduguri, lately with females used as the new suicide bombers of Boko Haram.
Awe noted that girls in the northern part of the country have been suggested to early marriage and illiteracy and now have to live as potential bombers.
She urged the government to intervene as desperate measures were required.
She suggested that girls be oriented so that they would not fall victims of people that will use them to carry out evil.
“The latest challenge facing the girl-child in the north eastern part of the country is worrisome and disheartening; the innocence of our girls is being destroyed.
“What is the fate of motherhood in an environment where young girls between the ages of 10 and 12 years carry Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) to kill innocent citizens?.
“It is high time the National Orientation Agency swing into action and collaborate with traditional institutions in those areas to sensitise vulnerable girls.
“Obviously, the future of any nation depends on the quality of motherhood the nation possess. Nigeria as a nation must strive to put a quick end to female suicide bombings.’’
Meanwhile, the Nigerian army arrested a female suicide bomber and gave an update on the most recent suicide attacks in Adamawa and Borno states.
