The Presidency says that the Cameroonian
health and security officials on Tuesday started the treatment of an arrested
suicide bomber who claimed to be one of the 219 missing Chibok girls.
The girl
was arrested last week Friday while trying to bomb Limani village in Northern
Cameroon.
The Ministry of Women
Affairs, the Nigerian High Commission in Cameroon and other agencies of
government are working with other stakeholders to verify the claim.
The Presidency says that the Cameroonian
health and security officials on Tuesday started the treatment of an arrested
suicide bomber who claimed to be one of the 219 missing Chibok girls.
The girl
was arrested last week Friday while trying to bomb Limani village in Northern
Cameroon.
A statement by
presidential spokesperson, Garba Shehu, says the pictures of the arrested
suspected bomber obtained by Nigerian officials indicated that the girl was
likely a minor, between ages nine to 12 years.
Her accomplice was about
30 years or more, and both spoke only in Kanuri language. Considering the
well-known guidelines regarding the publication of photography of minors, the
Federal government says it has forwarded pictures of the suspected bomber to
the Murtala Mohammed Foundation for verification by interested Chibok community
stakeholders.
The Ministry of Women
Affairs, the Nigerian High Commission in Cameroon and other agencies of
government are working with other stakeholders to verify the claim.
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