Haiti gangs recruit child soldiers

The power vacuum following the assassination of Haiti's president five years ago has left the nation's most vulnerable at extreme risk.

Chilling reports indicate that boys as young as eight are being trained as 'lion cubs' and used in violent operations.

Aid agencies warn that foreign police and soldiers will soon find themselves face-to-face with hundreds of armed children.

The humanitarian crisis is deepening as gangs use social media to showcase their young recruits and celebrate their involvement in violent crimes.