West African leaders seek ban on full-face veil

West African leaders said Thursday they were seeking to “forbid” women wearing full-face veils in an effort to curb the growing number of female suicide bombers unleashed by Boko Haram jihadists.

The President of the Economic Community of West African States Commission, Kadre Desire Ouedraogo, told reporters at the close of a two-day summit in Abuja that leaders must take the measure urgently