The leader of the dreaded Boko Haram sect, Abubakar
Shekau is dead. Rumours going around suggest that he died as a result of
injuries sustained during a recent military face-off with his group.
Shekau was declared wanted by the Nigerian
military, police and the United States government, which had variously offered
rewards for his capture. He was recognised as the spiritual and militant leader
of the terrorist organisation that has waged war against the Nigerian state for
four years and is responsible for the deaths of thousands.
In a press statement yesterday, the spokesman of
the JTF, Lt. Col. Sagir Musa, said: “Intelligence reports available to the
Joint Task Force, Operation Restore Order, revealed that Abubakar Shekau, the
most dreaded and wanted Boko Haram terrorists leader may have died.”
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