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Nigerian soldiers arrest female suicide bomber in Borno
A 19-year-old female suicide bomber, Shaidatu Adamu has been arrested by the Nigerian Army.
She was arrested by troops of 251 Task Force Battalion in Maiduguri while attempting to detonate a suicide vest that hangs around her
According to her confession, she had spent about three years in the Sambisa forest.
The information of her arrest was made available via the verified twitter handle of the Nigerian army on Tuesday.”
She has been handed over to the 7 Military Intelligence Brigade Maiduguri for further investigations.
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The three different tweets read, “Troops of 251 Task Force Battalion Maiduguri arrested a female suicide bomber who attempted to infiltrate Maiduguri to detonate her suicide vest and inflict maximum casualty on innocent Nigerians.”
“Upon interrogation, she said her name is Shaidatu Adamu, 19 years old from Gwoza in Borno State. She was sent on a lone mission. She confessed that she has been in Sambisa Forest for about 3 years.”
“Consequently, Troops from 47 Explosive Ordinance Device Battalion were invited to diffuse the explosives. She has been transferred to 7 Military Intelligence Brigade Maiduguri for further investigations. Pictures below.”
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