The Nigerian Army on Monday
raised the alarm concerning members of the Boko Haram terrorist group
disguising as mad men.
This was also as the Army
announced the killing of a female suicide bomber at a checkpoint in Borno
State.
These were contained in a
statement in the early hours of Monday by the spokesman of the Nigerian Army,
Colonel Sani Usman.
The statement reads in full:-
On Sunday 11th September
2016, evening, a suspected female suicide bomber was seen approaching troops
check point located at Kara Cattle market axis, Dikwa, towards Antul and
Mukdala, Dikwa Local Government Area, Borno State.
She was challenged from afar
by the vigilant duty sentry, she refused to stop claiming to be coming from
Monguno to see her parents in Dikwa.
Troops sensing the direction
of approach was suspicious and abnormal, fired a shot at her and the sentry
gallant sentry was proven right as she was carrying a Person Borne Improvised
Explosive Device (PBIED) which exploded with a loud bang, killing her instantly
and causing minor injury on 2 soldiers and a Civilian JTF assisting them.
The injured soldiers and the
civilian have been treated and have continued with their duties.
This incident has shown that
there are a few of the remnants of the Boko Haram terrorists that are
determined to carry out criminal acts to create panic and insecurity in some
areas.
In a related development,
there is also very reliable information that remnants of the Boko Haram
terrorists now disguise or pretend to be mad men or women in order to gain
access to some locations, especially in Maiduguri.
Consequently, all should be
very wary of any seemingly mentally unstable or mad men or women found
wandering and report same.
Therefore, it is imperative
for all to be more security conscious and vigilant especially during the Eid
festivities and public holidays.
The public are further
enjoined to report any suspicious persons or movement to the security agencies.
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