A 10 year old girl strapped with an explosive belt was yesterday
July 29th discovered by security forces in
company of two other people, a man and an 18 year old girl, while
traveling along a road in Katsina state.
The DG of the National Information
Center, Mr Mike Omeri said this while briefing news men at the National
Information Center;
"Security forces on Tuesday,
July 29, at about 10pm along Zaria Road, Tudun Wada of Funtua
Metropolis, arrested three suspects believed to be members of the Boko
Haram sect. The three suspects consisted a male named Iliya Haliru, and two
females – Zainab Musa, 18, and Hadiza Musa, 10. The three suspects were
arrested in a Honda CRV. When they were directed to disembark for security check, 10-year-old
Hadiza was discovered to have been strapped with an explosive belt.
And
immediately, Iliya and Zainab made attempt to escape with the car but
were later blocked by other concerned Nigerians and subsequently
arrested. The police successfully unstrapped the explosive.”
He appealed to parents to monitor their wards so they do not get initiated into such evil acts.
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