2 Burkinabe girls suspected to be suicide bombers

Two girls from Burkina Faso, suspected suicide bombers from the terrorist group, Boko Haram, were arrested by the Cameroon.

According to the daily Cameroon Tribune, the Cameroon government reported that Zénabou Gouem, 17, and Mounira Djeko, 13, both of Burkinabe nationality, were arrested on July 25 by Cameroon police.

The two teenagers were interrogated on July 27 by elements of the police at the capital of eastern Cameroon. They said they went to Yaoundé, capital of Cameroon, to meet a fellow by name Ibrahim.

Zénabou and Mounira left Burkina Faso and entered Cameroon through Nigeria without a guide. "According to their statement, when they arrived in Bertoua on Saturday, July 25, they had to continue their journey on a bus of a travel company,” wrote the Cameroonian newspaper.

The paper added that “it was their attitude at the transport agency that drew attention.”

In Cameroon, the war against Boko Haram was recently shaken by several suicide attacks committed by young girls. The latest case occurred on July 25 and was committed by a 12 year old teenager which resulted in 20 deaths on the spot.

At the moment, there has not been any official reaction from the authorities of Burkina Faso about the arrest of the two young Burkinabe nationals.