Kidnapped, then trained as suicide-bombers by Boko Haram in northern Nigeria, these young women were strapped with explosives and deployed as weapons of war. They surrendered and survived.   Aisha, age 14, Nigeria, 2017.

Kidnapped, then trained as suicide-bombers by Boko Haram in northern Nigeria, these young women were strapped with explosives and deployed as weapons of war. They surrendered and survived.

Aisha, age 14, Nigeria, 2017.

 Fatima, age 16, Nigeria, 2017.

Fatima, age 16, Nigeria, 2017.

 Maryam, age 16, Nigeria, 2017.

Maryam, age 16, Nigeria, 2017.

 Fiddausi, age 13, Nigeria, 2017.

Fiddausi, age 13, Nigeria, 2017.

 Falmata, age 15, Nigeria, 2017.

Falmata, age 15, Nigeria, 2017.

 Maimuma, age 14, Nigeria, 2017.

Maimuma, age 14, Nigeria, 2017.

 Fatima, age 16, Nigeria, 2017.

Fatima, age 16, Nigeria, 2017.

 Maimuna, age 16, Nigeria, 2017.

Maimuna, age 16, Nigeria, 2017.

 Fati, age 14, Nigeria, 2017.

Fati, age 14, Nigeria, 2017.

  Kidnapped, then trained as suicide-bombers by Boko Haram in northern Nigeria, these young women were strapped with explosives and deployed as weapons of war. They surrendered and survived.   Aisha, age 14, Nigeria, 2017.
 Fatima, age 16, Nigeria, 2017.
 Maryam, age 16, Nigeria, 2017.
 Fiddausi, age 13, Nigeria, 2017.
 Falmata, age 15, Nigeria, 2017.
 Maimuma, age 14, Nigeria, 2017.
 Fatima, age 16, Nigeria, 2017.
 Maimuna, age 16, Nigeria, 2017.
 Fati, age 14, Nigeria, 2017.

Kidnapped, then trained as suicide-bombers by Boko Haram in northern Nigeria, these young women were strapped with explosives and deployed as weapons of war. They surrendered and survived.

Aisha, age 14, Nigeria, 2017.

Fatima, age 16, Nigeria, 2017.

Maryam, age 16, Nigeria, 2017.

Fiddausi, age 13, Nigeria, 2017.

Falmata, age 15, Nigeria, 2017.

Maimuma, age 14, Nigeria, 2017.

Fatima, age 16, Nigeria, 2017.

Maimuna, age 16, Nigeria, 2017.

Fati, age 14, Nigeria, 2017.

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