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.
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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