In a fresh statement released on Tuesday morning, the Nigerian military says its most unprecedented and spectacular air raid has Boko Haram leaders fatally wounded, emphatically stating that Abubakar Shekau, Boko Haram leader, was “fatally wounded in his shoulders”.
Colonel Sani Kukasheka Usman, acting director of army public relations, said the operation held on August 19, 2016 as the terrorists were performing Friday rituals at Taye village, Gombale general area, within Sambisa forest, Borno state.
“In what one could describe as the most unprecedented and spectacular air raid, we have just confirmed that as a result of the interdiction efforts of the Nigerian Air Force, some key leaders of the Boko Haram terrorists have been killed while others were fatally wounded,” Usman said.
“The air interdiction took place last week Friday 19th August 2016, while the terrorists were performing Friday rituals at Taye village, Gombale general area within Sambisa forest, Borno State.
“Those Boko Haram terrorists commanders confirmed dead include Abubakar Mubi, Malam Nuhu and Malam Hamman, amongst others, while their leader, the so-called ‘Abubakar Shekau’, is believed to be fatally wounded on his shoulders. Several other terrorists were also wounded.”
This is not the first time the army is claiming to have killed Abubakar Shekau.
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