The Borno State Commandant of the Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Abdullahi Ibrahim, said one of the two female Boko Haram bombers nabbed by the command is a wife of Mamman Nur, a factional leader of the terrorist group.
The teenager, who was identified as Fatima Muhammed Kabir, was arrested recently, along with another woman, Amina Salihu at Borno Express Motor Park. Their mission was to carry out an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) attack in Maiduguri, the women disclosed during interrogation.
Ibrahim disclosed that an NSCDC official who posed as a captured Boko Haram Amir was the one that interviewed the women.
The commandant spoke at the commissioning of the newly donated equipment by the U.S Department of State yesterday in Maiduguri.
Ibrahim said many Boko Haram members have surrendered their arms and renounced their campaign of terror through the command’s civil approach to issues.
“More than 40 Boko Haram members have surrendered through the…
