[Mhiz Rebecca]

The Defence Headquarters, DHQ, on Friday disclosed the
new tactics being used by female suicide bombers in the
North East in order to evade detection by security
operatives. A statement issued by the acting director of
defence information, Rabe Abubakar, said the attackers,
usually teenage girls, now strap babies to their backs in
order that security personnel may ordinarily pass them
for innocent nursing mothers.
"The two recent suicide bomb attacks in
Madagali, Adamawa State are instructive in this
regard. The DHQ wishes to seize this opportunity
to appeal to members of the public to be patient
and cooperate with the military and other
security agencies while carrying out thorough
security search and checks as the essence is to
nip in the bud the murderous intention of the
Boko Haram suicide bombers," the statement
read.
The defence spokesman also explained that “the usual
traffic ‘go-slow’ at military and security check points as
a result of rigorous security checks are not meant to
cause public discomfort or a deliberate action to
induce traffic disruptions on our roads, but an effort put
in place towards protecting the lives and properties of
our innocent citizens."
He urged members of the public to always "volunteer
useful information to the military and other security
agencies that would assist in exposing Boko Haram and
their evil machinations in our society and to make
our communities safe and secure for all to lives"