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[15] The group usually resorts to coercion, as many of the girls would not voluntarily marry a fighter of their own free will. 2 Boko Haram kidnapping survivors graduate with master's degrees in Florida Lydia Pogu and Joy Bishara walked across the stage at Southeastern University. Even those fighters wearing stolen Nigerian military uniforms often wore sandals or had bare feet, instead of military boots. With Boko Haram attacks on the rise in Cameroon, more needs to be done to effectively protect civilians, including by boosting the military presence and patrols across the Far North region and ensuring that the soldiers respect peoples rights, Allegrozzi said. We live in fear, a 50-year-old man said. An Executive Summary on Boko Harams recruitment of Children by The Counterterrorism Group highlighted the COVID-19 pandemic has increased those who require humanitarian assistance by over 50 percent, pushing the region into even greater instability and creating a prime landscape for Boko Haram to exploit. The group also has footholds in Chad, Niger, Cameroon, and Mali. A 32-year-old fisherman who was seriously injured said: Over 100 Boko Haram fighters came with their wooden rowboats. Isis ordered death of Abubakar Shekau over concerns about indiscriminate targeting of believers. January 8: A female suicide bomber killed 13, followed by an ambush of militants. Boko Haram will continue to kidnap women and children in exchange to accomplish short term goals such as funding, as well as long term goals including procreation, propaganda, and undermining the Nigerian government. The use of girls as suicide bombers also provokes an international response, acting as a propaganda tool and making ransom payments more likely to be fulfilled. I rushed to rescue the wounded, including a 28-year-old man who was shot in the right shoulder, a 16-year-old child who was shot in the heel, and a 45-year-old man who was shot in the ribs.