Soldiers Arrests 13-Year-Old Girl For Spying For Boko Haram

Special Forces of the Nigerian Army Unit in Gwoza, Borno State have arrested a 13-year-old girl for spying on the military formation for the members of the Boko Haram. A security source said that soldiers who picked up the girl were said to be stunned when they found an
AK 47 assault rifle in her residence.
It was further gathered that the girl led the soldiers to three others girls who were also said to have been recruited by Boko Haram to spy on military formations.

However, the source did not say whether the soldiers found any lead in the residents of the other girls said to be undergoing interrogation. It was further stated that there were fears in security circle that the insurgents might have embarked on recruitment of innocent children to get information on military formations in the area for possible attack. The source added that the military was also concerned that some of the abducted girls of Government Secondary School, Chibok, who have been in custody of the insurgents since April could be indoctrinated for such dangerous assignments.

The source said, “Do you know what is happening now in Gwoza? There are signs now that the insurgents may be using young girls to spy on military formations in the area. 

 “This week, soldiers arrested a 13-year-old girl for spying on a military formation in Gwoza. When the girl was arrested and questioned, she took the soldiers to three other girls who are also spying for the insurgents. “The girls are being interrogated. In fact, there are concerns that those people might use some of those Chibok girls for such a dangerous mission when they are eventually released.” Our correspondent could not reach the Director of Defence Information, Maj.-Gen. Chris Olukolade, for his comments as calls to his mobile telephone line did not connect.

Also on Wednesday, the Federal Government appealed to individuals and corporate- organisations to donate relief materials to people displaced as a result of the Boko Haram insurgency. The Coordinator of the National Information Centre, Mr. Mike Omar, who said this at a press conference in Abuja, said, “We appeal to spirited individuals and corporate organisations who wish to donate relief materials to get in contact with this Centre (NIC) and/ or NEMA.” Already, the National Emergency Management Agency has delivered relief materials to Chibok, Gamboru, parts of Yobe State, Kano and Jos “and is currently mobilising for Mubi, as well as Kalabalge.

When asked to react to report that the Australian government offered to help Nigeria find the Chibok girls, Omeri said, “As far as I am concerned so far, it is still within the realm of newspaper speculations. Maybe they have another source which is not known to us.

“At the moment, I am aware that the ArchBishop of Canterbury is in Nigeria, the Pope has spoken about it and some other local and international leaders have been speaking about it. Do not forget, this is Nigeria which is a free country and we are not going to tag this insurgency as religious. What we are after is a nationalistic approach to the unfortunate situation. Nigeria is also a member of the Organisation of Islamic Countries and the organisation has a responsibility to this country.” When contacted on Wednesday evening by one of our correspondents, Omeri stated, “I have checked with the ministry of foreign affairs, they don’t have such a communication. Tomorrow (Thursday) I will check and get back to you.”