Chibok girls’ ordeal exposed Boko Haram’s sexual terror tactics — UNODC

From Molly Kilete , Abuja
The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) has said the April 2014 abduction of 276 schoolgirls in Chibok, Borno State, exposed Boko Haram’s deliberate use of sexual violence, forced marriage and sexual enslavement as weapons of terror.
The UNODC Country Representative, Cheikh Touré, said the crimes were part of a deliberate strategy to intimidate, punish and control victims and their communities, warning that survivors risked further trauma when emergency responders prioritised evidence gathering over their safety and dignity.
Touré spoke in Abuja at the opening of the Second Expert Group Meeting on the Development of a Toolkit for First Emergen...