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.
