The Police Public Relations Officer, Frank Mba, on Wednesday in Abuja said international terror organisations use female suicide bombers in attacks because they are less suspicious.
Mba, who spoke at the National Information Centre, said though unfortunate, the use of females in suicide attacks was not new.
The force spokesperson, however, said a new counter-terrorism strategy was being developed to address the new trend in the country.
Mba appealed to parents and local government authorities across the country to support efforts to stamp out street hawking by young girls, particularly among minors.
Earlier, the coordinator of the centre, Mike Omeri, said the insurgents had resorted to using young girls because something went wrong with their strategy.
“This trend of using young people clearly shows that there is something wrong with the main recruitment arm of the insurgents.
“Citizens are becoming more aware and so the tendency is to recruit those who do not know what they are doing, young people as young as 10 years.
“Boko Haram is so deadly and this underscores the seriousness of the campaign that our country is engaging in order to flush out the insurgents”, he added.
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