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fears have grown that Boko Haram may carry out a bomb attack using suicide
bombers dressed as Catholic nuns hiding explosives under their clothing after a
shop storing habits was broken into in Kano.
Last
week, a tailoring shop which makes habits and religious garments for Catholic
nuns at Odutola Street in Sabon Gari, Kano, was broken into. During the
raid, 13 pieces of Catholic Church reverend sisters’ regalia was stolen and
carted away.
With
the recent trend of female suicide bombings in the country, the theft of these
regalia has heightened concerns about the possibility of terrorist elements
using same to perpetrate acts of terror. Of late, Boko Haram has resorted to
the use of female suicide bombers to carry out its deadly attacks.
In
several instances, young girls not yet in their teens have been sent to public
parks with bombs, not aware of the deadly contents of their packages. It
has also been suspected that the terrorist sect is also using some of the
pupils kidnapped from Government Girls Secondary School Chibok as mules.
Fearful
that the raid on the Catholic chop may be part of a wider plot, the Department
of State Services (DSS) has urged members of the public to be vigilant. DSS
deputy director Marilyn Ogar, has called for vigilance.
Ms
Ogar added: "This service wishes to draw the attention of the public to
this development and to call on all citizens to be more circumspect and
exercise greater vigilance with users of such peculiar attires. We therefore
enjoin all to continue to cooperate with law enforcement agencies through the
provision of useful information on suspicious activities within their immediate
environment."
Over
recent months, Boko Haram, has repeatedly changed tactics, wrong-footing the
security agencies with new modus operandi. Its car and suicide bomb attacks
have generally caught security operatives off guard.
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