A kamikaze girl aged 10 years died after blowing up her explosive belt

World News Adina Camarasu
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A girl of about 10 years olf has died in an attempted suicidal attack in the North West of Nigeria.

She activated her explosive belt after the police forces started to approach her, as was reported on Tuesday by a member of the civilian police authorities.

Supposedly, the little girl approached the security forces and tried to cross the road towards the camp for displaced persons, said Musa Ahmad, one of the representatives who is working in military support against the Nigerian Islamist group Boko Haram.

The soldiers have specifically ordered her to stop, but she ignored them. They threatened to fire at her.

After a few moments, the girl subjected to the police’ orders and lifted her hijab, revealing her face. She had explosives on her belt. She activated and exploded.

The attack, which took place on Monday at noon in the town of Banki in Borno state, on the border with Cameroon, has not resulted in aby casualties apart from the kamikaze girl.

According to a witness, on January 18^th, a woman accompanied by a teenager were killed by the explosion of their belts, while refusing to allow the police forces to perform a search on them.

In April 2016, at least seven people were killed in their camp in a double suicide attack committed by two women.

Thousands of civilians have sought refuge in Banki, 130 km away from the state capital of Borno, where Boko Haram was first founded.

The insurrection ended with more than 20,000 dead people and more than two million displaced people since 2009.