The Nigerian military may have recorded a major
victory in the war against Boko Haram as the
man suspected to be mimicking late Abubakar
Shekau in recent videos from the sect, may have
been killed during the September 17th battle in
Konduga, Borno state.
A senior military source said "it is getting more
certain that the terrorists' commander who has
been mimicking Shekau in those videos is the
one killed in Konduga on September 17."
Sources at the image making company of the
Nigerian government, PRNigeria, say the death
of the man believed to be the leader of the group
is responsible for the scattering of the sect
members in different independent locations in
neighboring countries.
Security sources did not deny the suspicion but
cautioned that "the process of confirming that
the dead body we have is the same as that
character who has been posing as Shekau is
ongoing. He is definitely a prominent terrorist
commander. I don't want to say anything about
this yet please."
Another high ranking military source said that
the resemblance between the man killed and the
one seen in recent videos posted by the sect
group is quite striking, citing his facial marks,
beards and teeth as some of the striking
resemblance features.
Military officers say the Defence Headquarters
will address the nation after a full investigation
of their latest discovery has been done.
Meanwhile the Defense headquarters say five
members of the sect group surrendered their
arms to the Nigerian troops yesterday, pleading
for mercy. They said some captured members of
the sect group are helping with useful
information regarding future planned attacks by
the sect.
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