A 14-year old female suspected suicide bomber says Boko
Haram leaders choose her to detonate an Improvised Explosive Device in
Maiduguri because she refused to get married to their members in Sambisa Forest.
The suspect is among three suspects arrested by the military when they
allegedly came for a suicide mission at a military facility in Jakana in
Maiduguri.
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The suspect said that she was sent on the mission to
detonate the device because she refused marriage proposals from three Boko
Haram terrorists.
She told newsmen that she was abducted with her father,
Usman, by Boko Haram insurgents in Gwoza, Borno, in 2013.
She said she and her father were running to Mandara mountain
for safety when they were abducted.
The suspect said she and her father wanted to travel to
Madagali in Adamawa where he normally sold cows before Boko Haram insurgents
attacked Gwoza.
“I have spent three years in the hands of Boko Haram. Three different Boko Haram (terrorists) had proposed to marry me and I refused. Two among them were commanders (amir).
”When I refused for the third time, one of the commanders became furious and threatened to kill me and my father. I told him I would rather die than marry a Boko Haram (terrorist).
“So, after one week, they said since I have refused to get married, I should be taken to Maiduguri for a suicide mission. So, three of them held my hands and they injected me.
”Then, I never knew what was happening again.
”I was taken to a herbalist, who, after I regained consciousness, told me that I had been with him for 30 days.
“He told me he was preparing me for a mission. So he gave me some water to drink. I don’t know what it tasted like but I drank it. So, he said they would come and pick me today.
”At about 7p.m. three Boko Haram (members) came with a male and a female. They were also recruited for the mission like me.
“We spent one and a half days on the road to Maiduguri. It was when we got to Maiduguri that they strapped the bombs on our bodies. At that moment I knew that I was going to die, so I started crying.
”I was watching when the first bomber, a female, detonated her explosive close to a military checkpoint which killed no one but herself. The second, a male, was killed by the military before he could detonate his.
“At that time something told me to remove my own IED and surrender which I did. I was surrounded by soldiers and policemen and I fainted.
”When I woke up, I discovered that one of the policemen at the checkpoint was a brother of my mother’s. I think that was the reason I survived,’’ the suspect said.
Meanwhile, Maj.-Gen. Lucky Irabor, the Theatre Commander of
Operation Lafiya Dole, said the suspects were being de-radicalised at the
military detention facility.
“We have quite a number of them here in our facility. We have been profiling them and making them feel comfortable.Click to signup for FREE news updates, latest information and hottest gists everyday
“So far, from their testimonies, they usually tell us that they were brainwashed by some sort of charms to commit suicide,” Irabor said.
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The military must put adequate measures in place mostly on the road leading to Maiduguri.If what the rescued lady said was right,travelling on the road for over a day carrying prepared suicide bombs unchallenged or stopped,this shows the military must rise up to the challenges on those roads
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