The
women recruit other women into Boko Haram.
The
Defence Headquarters has announced the arrest of three suspected female
terrorists who have been secretly recruiting ladies into the female wing of the
terrorist group, Boko Haram. According
to a statement issued in Abuja on Friday by the Director of Defence
Information, Onyema Nwachukwu, the arrest followed a failed suicide bombing
attempt on a military facility by a female terrorist in Gombe recently.
It
said the suspects, Hafsat Bako, Zainab Idris and Aisha Abubakar, were
intercepted while travelling to Madagali in Adamawa from where they were would
move to the forest to reunite with their cohorts. “Investigations
revealed that the suspects, led by Hafsat, have the mission to recruit members
into the female wing of the terrorist group as well as conduct espionage for
the group.
He
said that the man-hunt resulted in the discovery of an AK- 47 rifle and two
loaded magazines
Mr.
Nwachukwu, a Colonel, also stated that Mr. Bako later died in an encounter with
troops in Sokoto, where the terrorist had relocated to continue his activities.
He said that Hafsat continued with the terror group, specialising in
surreptitious recruitment of members into their fold.
“The
three female suspects were luring ladies, especially widows and young girls, by
enticing them with male suitors who are mainly members of their terror group
for marriage. Before their arrest, they were on a mission to take additional
briefing from the leadership of the terror group. The trio have been operating
together as members of the intelligence team of the group and their arrest has
yielded information still being verified by security agencies,” the Director of
Defence Information said. (NAN)
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