It has been disclosed that the 10-year-old girl, who was arrested yesterday in Kastina wearing a suicide bomb apparatus is a relative of the driver of the Honda CRV car conveying her and other Boko Haram members.

The child, named Hadiza, who was later discovered to have been strapped to an explosive belt, has been revealed to be a relative of 16-year-old wife of the man driving the car.


Both the girl and other suspected Boko Haram members were deterred and subsequently detained.