Three women have been arrested by Nigerian authorities on suspicion of secretly working as recruitment agents for the Islamist terror group Boko Haram, the country's military has said.
The suspects, named as Hafsat Usman Bako, Zainab Idris and Aisha Abubaker, allegedly targeted widows and young girls for the female wing of the group.
They reportedly encouraged them to join by promising them marriage to Boko Haram members.
The suspects allegedly targeted widows and young girls for the female wing of the group, promising them marriage to Boko Haram members.
'The arrested trio suspects were luring ladies, especially widows and young girls, by enticing them with male suitors who are mainly members of their terror group, for marriage,' Colonel Onyema Nwachukwu, director of defense information for Nigeria's Defense Ministry, told CNN.
'Before their arrest, they were on a mission to take additional briefing from the leadership of the terror group.'
'Hafsat continued with the terror group, specializing in surreptitious recruitment of members into their fold,' the military said.
The arrests come just a month after a female suicide bomber died when she attempted to attack barracks in Gombe State. The bomb, which detonated at a security checkpoint, also killed a soldier.
The women, who are currently being held in police custody, were arrested while travelling to the town of Madagali in Adamawa State. Above, a file picture of the Nigerian military
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