An adorable young girl was apprehended my vigilant members of the Civilian Joint Task Force assisting the Nigerian soldiers in the fight against Boko Haram.
The unnamed girl in question
A female suicide bomber was intercepted by security operatives at the Rann area of Borno. Her identity remains sketchy but her picture of the attracted the sympathy of Nigerian on social media.
Boko Haram terrorist have over time lured innocent girls into their destructive operations in the north-east and other parts of the country.
The innocent-looking young girl was apprehended at Kala Balge Local Government Area in the state. According to reports, Boko Haram insurgents strapped the young girl with a suicide vest and let her loose into a crowded neighbourhood in downtown Rann which is about 170 kilometres northeast of Maiduguri, the Borno State capital.
But a member of the Civilian Joint Task Force working with the Nigerian soldiers “dived and held” her and prevented her from detonating the explosives sources said.
The vest was removed from her. She told troops that she was kidnapped by insurgents on her way to Gamboru town when she was abducted by Boko Haram.