Call him the chief enemy of the Boko Haram insurgents, you would be right. Major General Yushau Mahmood Abubakar has died in a road accident along Maiduguri-Damaturu Road today. 
Gen. Yushau was the Theatre Commander, Operation Lafiya Dole before his recent deployment to Army Headquarters, Abuja, where he was serving as Chief of Training and Operations of the Army.
The Nigerian Army confirmed the death of the General, in a release sent to PRNigeria.
Also involved in the road accident is the Acting General Officer Commanding 3 Division, Brigadier General MSA Aliyu who sustained some injuries and is currently receiving medical treatment.
The Director Army Public Relations, Colonel Usman Kukasheka has confirmed this development.
