The girl, Zahharau Babangida, was arrested after failing to detonate her deadly suicide belt as two of her colleagues did at Kano’s Kwari textile market a fortnight ago.
Zahharau spoke to journalists Wednesday, 14 days after she was detained by the police as she sought medical help following the twin blasts by her two colleagues at the market.
You may recall that six persons, including the two suicide bombers, died in the attack, while seven others were injured, according to the police statement.
Speaking to journalists at the Kano Police headquarters Wednesday, Zahharau, the would-be third bomber, who spoke in Hausa, said she and the other girls were trained in a bush by heavily armed men who threatened to bury them alive if they refused to carry out the evil mission.
According to the girl, she and her mother were taken to the location by her own father, who handed them over to people whom she described as being of different tribes and races, including both black and Arabs.
A native of Damaturu in Yobe State, Zahharau said she and her family lived in Kano for years before she was handed over to the suspected jihadists in the bush, whom she said constantly indoctrinated her and the other girls about suicide missions.13-Year-Old Kano Suicide Bomber
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