Abubakar Shekau a Leader of a Boko Haram faction, Jama’tu Ahlis Sunna Lidda’awati wal-Jihad (JAS), is dead, according to the intelligence community in Nigeria. Shekau was reportedly killed after a clash between his men and fighters of the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP). A situation report (SITREP) on Thursday confirmed the terrorist leader died […]
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Rawana Goni, a former Boko Haram commander, has urged the Nigerian military to allow him convince Abubakar Shekau and at least 137 other terrorists to surrender. According to NAN, Goni is undergoing rehabilitation at a military detention camp in Maiduguri, Borno state. The former Boko Haram commander is from Bama in Borno state. He surrendered […]
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Falmata, mother of Abubakar Shekau, Boko Haram leader, says she is not sure if her son is dead or alive. In an interview with the Hausa Service of the Voice of America, the elderly woman said the last time she saw her son was 15 years ago. She said since her child met with Mohammed Yusuf, founder […]
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Chief of Army Staff, Tukur Buratai, has charged troops to capture Abubakar Shekau, factional leader of the Boko Haram sect, alive or dead. Speaking when he visited soldiers at Camp Zairo, the former command and control centre of the insurgents in Sambisa forest, Buratai said his men have done very well. “Let me say congratulations. […]
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The Nigerian army haspromised a N3 million cash reward for credible information on the hideout of Boko Haram leader, Abubakar Shekau, whom it declared a fugitive.Army spokesman, Sani Usman, a Brigadier General, made this known in a statement issued on Thursday. The Statement: The Nigerian Army will give out Three Million Naira (N3,000,000.00k) cash reward […]
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The Nigerian Army on Tuesday said Boko Haram leader, Abubakar Shekau now disguises as a woman to escape being captured. A counter-terrorism troop launched by the army had cleared the terrorists’ camps in Samibsa forest, rescuing civilians held hostages by the terrorists. The troop also recovered arms, ammunition, Improvised Explosives Devices, IED, factories and making […]
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Two Boko Haram commanders and deputies to Abubakar Shekau, a factional leader of the terror group, were killed in successful military operations at Alafa in Borno on Sallah day, an official has said. The Army spokesman, Sani Usman, said in a statement on Tuesday that the deputies that were killed in the onslaught included Afdu […]
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A major general and defence spokesperson, John Enenche, has said the Nigerian military has evidence that Abubakar Shekau, the Boko Haram leader has been killed, but there are many Shekaus. Speaking in an interview with Osasu Igbinedion on The Osasu Show, Enenche said Boko Haram has been defeated but total peace can never be […]
Continue ReadingSelf-acclaimed leader of the Boko Haram, Abubakar Shekau, says the insurgents are safe and have “not been flushed out of anywhere”. Recall that President Muhammadu Buhari on Saturday announced that Boko Haram had been crushed and their camp in Sambisa was destroyed. “I was told by the Chief of Army Staff that the Camp fell at […]
Continue ReadingThe Nigerian Army on Wednesday said it had recovered Abubakar Shekau’s Qur’an and flag in Camp Zero, the Boko Haram’s Headquarters in Sambisa forest. Lucky Irabor, the Theatre Commander of Operation Lafiya Dole, said this while giving journalists update on “Operation Rescue Final’’ in Maiduguri. “We believe that the Holy Book and the flag were […]
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