The Nigerian military has alerted the public to a new trick being employed by female suicide bombers, whom it said have resorted to hiding their true sex identity.

“Female bombers now dress in men attire to have access to mosque unhindered to detonate their bombs. The latest suicide attack in the mosque at Molai Umurari village in Borno State is instructive in this regard,” Acting Director of Defence Information, Bigadier General Rabe Abubakar, said yesterday in a statement in Abuja.

“Therefore, members of the public are hereby advised to be wary of suspicious persons, irrespective of sex at worship places, markets and public entertainment centres. Having been effectively dislodged and decimated, the splinter cells of the remnant Boko Haram terror group still engage in some systematic isolated attacks, mainly on soft targets in their desperation to remain relevant,” the statement said.

It advised the general public “to constantly be on alert to this latest terrorist tactics and to report promptly any suspicious persons or objects to the nearest security agency,” adding: “Local vigilante and community should device more proactive measures to curtail such ugly happenings to complement security agencies, as security is everybody’s concern.”

•Photo shows asuicide bomber primed vest.