Troops arrest terrorists posing as women in Baga

Troops involved in the ongoing counter-terrorism operation in the
North-East have arrested a number of terrorists who disguised as women
in Baga, Borno State.
Baga, the headquarters of the Multi-National Joint Task Force, was
captured by the insurgents in January but was recaptured by the
Special Forces on Saturday.
The Director of Defence Information, Maj. Gen. Chris Olukolade, who
stated this in a statement on Monday, did not give the exact number of
the terrorists arrested, who disguised as women.
Olukolade had said in an earlier statement on Sunday that troops were
screening a group of people, mostly women in Baga, to ascertain their
true identities and to find out whether they were supporters of the
deadly sect or not.
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The Defence spokesman said the troops had arrested many terrorists
hiding in Baga apart from those captured during the battle to liberate
the town.
Olukolade, who added that several arms and bombs, hidden on locations
within Baga, were recovered, stated that those in custody were being
interrogated.
He said, "The cordon and search in Baga has revealed some terrorists
disguising as women. The searches are also yielding more discoveries
of arms, especially bombs, hidden in various locations, especially in
Baga town.
"Apart from those captured in the course of fighting, many arrests of
terrorists hiding in the town are being made and troops are still busy
interrogating the suspects."
He explained that the Nigerian Air Force had intensified the
bombardment of terrorists' strongholds in Gwoza, Bama and the Sambisa
Forest in consonance with the mandate to flush them out of the areas.
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