According to the
newspaper, "In
Nigeria, where police
forces are notoriously
corrupt, there were
reports that she (Lewthwaite)
was almost caught a while ago,
but she bribed her way out of
trouble."
Read the full report below:
"If White Widow Samantha
Lewthwaite is on the run she
will be hard to catch. If a
Lewthwaite were to be on the
run in Kenya, Nigeria or
Somalia, it would be a easier to
evade detection than in Europe.
"She would be wearing a veil,
and sensitivities about
searching Muslim women
would be observed so she
could easily slip through
difficult checkpoints.
"In Nigeria, where police forces
are notoriously corrupt, there
were reports she was almost
caught a while ago, but she
bribed her way out of trouble,"
the news report said "Extremist
communities such as al-
Shabaab are tight-knit in these
countries, making it difficult to
recruit agents to penetrate
them and trace her.
"And Lewthwaite may hold a
great deal of power as a special
kind of jihadist, having proved
her worth in previous attacks.
"As a white convert mum and
widow of a 7/7 bomber, she
would be invaluable
propaganda and would
command huge loyalty.
"Also, the austere nature of her
adopted culture means she
would rarely go out, so there
would be few opportunities to
follow her.