(NIGERIA) A cross section of women in Kano on Sunday
expressed concern over the use of teenage girls by Boko Haram to carry out
suicide bomb attacks.
Some of the women said that the new trend had created fear
and panic among residents of the city.
One of the women, Malama Jamila Sani, said that following
the recent bombings in the city, women, especially teenage girls, had become
objects of suspicion among residents.
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“Since it is young women that were used to carry out the
recent bomb attacks, people are now scared of women particularly young girls.
“There was a time I went to the popular Kwari market to buy
some clothes for my children before the Sallah. I had to be thoroughly checked
by security agents before I was allowed to enter the market, which was not so
before now,’’ she said.
Another woman, Hajiya Rabi Suleiman, who is a student of
College of Legal Studies, said since the bombings, the school management had
introduced measures to strengthen security.
“Since the attack at the Kano State Polytechnic, female
students are not allowed to enter the school without undergoing thorough
check,’’ she said.
According to her, men and even operators of commercial
vehicles, are now afraid to come close to women particularly those seen in
Hijab and standing on the roadside.
Suleiman said: “Women are no longer seen as innocent people
and no longer command the respect they used to.’’
She urged the Federal Government to find lasting solution to
the current security challenges facing the country. (NAN)
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