The
Joint Task Force, Operation Restore Order, in Maiduguri, Borno State
said intelligence report available to it “revealed that Abubakur Shekau,
the most dreaded and wanted Boko Haram Terrorists leader may have
died”.
The JTF in a statement by its spokesperson, Sagir Musa, on
Monday said Mr. Shekau “died of gunshot wound received in an encounter
with the JTF troops in one of their camps at Sambisa Forest on 30 June
2013.”
According to the statement, “Shekau was mortally wounded in
the encounter and was sneaked into Amitchide – a border community in
Cameroun for treatment which he never recovered.”
“It is greatly
believed that Shekau might have died between 25 July to 3 August, 2013.
He was reported to have masterminded the kidnap of the seven French
citizens and that of the elder statesman Alhaji (Dr) Shettima Ali
Monguno in addition to many murders of Islamic clerics in Northern
Nigeria.
“He was also responsible for bombings of many places of
worship and public buildings including Police and United Nations
Headquarters in Abuja,” the statement said.
It also said the
recent video released on 13 August, 20013 by the purported sect leader
was “dramatized by an imposter to hoodwink the sect members to continue
with the terrorism and to deceive the undiscerning minds”. “The
JTF wishes to appeal to the sect members to lay down their arms and
embrace the Federal Government’s offer for dialogue,” the statement
added.
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