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May 2018
10m 44s

The Female Hunter Tracking Boko Haram

Bbc World Service
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As the Nigerian military continues its efforts to contain the insurgency of the Islamist militant group Boko Haram it has recruited local hunters to help. One of them stands out - because she's a woman. Aisha Bakari Gombi from Gombi town in Adamawa State spent much of her childhood shooting antelopes. Now she's hunting down Boko Haram fighters and has become something of a folk hero in her community. (Picture credit: Stefan Heunis/Getty Images.)

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