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.
