Troops have arrested three suspected
female terrorists who have been
secretly recruiting ladies into the
female wing of the violent Islamic sect,
Boko Haram.
The suspects, Hafsat Bako, Zainab Idris
and Aisha Abubakar, were arrested
while travelling to Madagali from where
they were to transit to the Sambisa
forest to reunite with their
accomplices.
A statement by Col. Onyema
Nwachukwu on behalf of the Director,
Defence Information, in Abuja on Friday,
said investigations revealed that the
suspects, led by Bako, were on a
mission to recruit members into the
female wing as well as spy for the sect.
Bako’s link with the terrorists group
had earlier been a subject of
investigation in 2012, when security
agents on a man-hunt for one Usman
Bako, her husband who was identified
as a terrorist, stormed their residence
in Jimeta.
This, the statement added, resulted in
the discovery of an AK 47 rifle and two
loaded magazines.
The statement said,
“Though Usman Bako later died in an
encounter with troops in Sokoto
where he had relocated to continue
his terrorist activities, Hafsat
continued with the terror group,
specialising in surreptitious
recruitment of female members.
“The suspects were luring ladies
especially widows and young girls
by enticing them with male suitors
who are mainly members of the
terror group for marriage.”
The Defence headquarters,
however, said the female terror
suspects had been operating with
members of the intelligence team
of Boko Haram, adding that their
arrest had yielded information
being verified by security agencies.
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