Abubakar said in a statement on Tuesday that the time had come for Shekau or his impersonators to give up the fight as there was no longer any hiding place for them.
He advised Shekau and his commanders to emulate Boko Haram members said to be surrendering to the troops in large numbers by giving themselves up.
He warned those claiming to be leaders of the deadly sect that the era of chief propaganda was over as Nigerians, and indeed the world, would soon know the current reality about the insurgency.
The Acting Defence Spokesman stressed that the military had decimated the capacity of the terrorists in the North-East and had liberated communities which were under the control of the insurgents.
Abubakar said the successes recorded by the ground troops and the fighter pilots of the Nigerian Air Force against the insurgents could be verified by any interested person.
He said, "The Armed Forces wish to reiterate that it is a well-known fact that the terrorists have been seriously decimated and the tremendous achievements recorded in recent time by combined forces of the Nigerian Army and the Air Force are commendable.
"The Armed Forces did not lie about the successes recorded so far in its counter-insurgency operations. For avoidance of doubt, the liberated communities in the North-East, which were hitherto under Boko Haram terrorists, are free for interested person or body to explore.
"The military does restate that in recent time, a number of Boko Haram members have been surrendering and denouncing radicalisation. Our candid advice to Shekau or his ghost, cohorts or impersonators is to toll the line of their fellow comrades and surrender now as there is no more hiding place for him or his criminal gang to operate freely.
Abubakar said the military would not allow Shekau or any other person to interfere with the ongoing military operation designed to flush out the insurgents from the North-East.
He described as irrelevant and fruitless, the efforts behind a recent audio clip said to have been released by Shekau.
He urged Nigerians to be calm, stressing that the message contained in the audio clip was nothing more than "the usual antics of a drowning person struggling to hold onto anything to remain afloat."
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When King Saul told the prophet Samuel that he (Saul) has carried out the Lord's instruction of totally destroying the Amalekites with their animals, Samuel who was still hearing the bleating of sheep asked, "Why then do I still hear this bleating of sheep"? And so we ask in the light of this account of success, "Why then do we still hear of bombings here and there with loss of innocent lives, especially the recent Maiduguri attack that has claimed over a hundred lives?
ReplyDeleteEnemy of progress, go ask ur pastor, I think he knows better. They have made it open, take a pleasure trip down dere to see for urself like I did.
DeleteSuicide bombing shows a sign of cowardice n inability for d fools to freely operate.
O boy I have been there and the are busy appreciating what the military is doing for them like never before. It cost u nothing there is a lot of security back up for u when u get there.
God bless Nigeria as wen ice ahead.
Leave Nigerians and their politicking with human lives! We were told Goodluck Jonathan was Inept, What has this government achieved since May 29, 2015 other than selective witch hunting. What is the government saying about the ill gotten wealth of Tinubu and the rest of other APC corrupt members?
ReplyDeleteBros u are an iliterate...oya be specific on the so called selective witch hunting...what GEJ could not do in 6 yrs and PDP in 16 yrs, buhari's Govt has done better in 3 months for ALL including YOU to enjoy so just sharap and watch instead of talkin bullshit like this
DeleteYou are incredibly ignorant....who is being selectively witch hunted?....what GEJ couldn't achieve in 6yrs u want buhari to do in 3 months...the BH activities hav severely been crippled and u open ur mouth to talk dis nonsense...if Nigeria improves in GMB's govt don't YOU also benefit?...u are talking of Tinubu...and ALL PDP members hav ill gotten wealth, are they not still roaming d streets free....where is d selective witch hunting??
DeleteI thought this article was about boko haram and bringing them down, some people just like talking off point
DeleteLet's talk about PDPGEJCORRUPTION babe, let's Talk about all the good things and the bad things, life is not important for now.
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