Boko Haram terrorists caught after disguising themselves as women

Beard-wearing militants belonging to West Africa's brutal Boko Haram Islamic terror organisation have been dressing as women in a hopeless attempt at avoiding the attention of security officials.

Nigerian defense forces liberating the town of Baga from jihadi control yesterday set up a cordon around the suburbs to help them catch any Boko Haram militants who had been unable to escape.

The security workers were shocked to come across several fleeing fighters trying to pass themselves off as females by putting on layers of colourful women's clothing - despite the fact they had refused to shave their thick jihadi beards.

Caught: Nigerian defense forces (right) liberating the town of Baga from jihadi control yesterday set up a cordon around the suburbs to help them catch the women's clothing-wearing Boko Haram militants (left)