Nigerian Army on Friday dismissed
as “misleading” reports indicating that the Boko Haram factional leader,
Abubakar Shekau, escaped to Cameroon.
Brig.-Gen. Sani Kukasheka, the
Director, Army Public Relations, said in a statement issued in Maiduguri that
the army was not aware of the whereabouts of the fugitive Boko Haram leader,
Abubakar Shekau.
Kukasheka said that the army was
in a manhunt for Shekau, adding that N3 million was offered as reward for any
credible information that would lead to his arrest.
“The attention of the Nigerian
Army has been drawn to a news story on some news medium, alleging that the
wanted factional terrorists’ group leader, Abubakar Shekau, is in Kolofata,
Republic of Cameroon.
“The report alleged that a top
Boko Haram commander; Abdullahi Bello, alias Abu Zainab, who was captured by
the Nigerian Army on February 14, disclosed that Shekau escaped to Cameroon.
“This is not true; the Nigerian
Army did not arrest such person, neither do we have such suspect in our
custody.
“Contrary to the allegations, the
Nigerian Army is not aware of the whereabouts of Abubakar Shekau, hence the
reward of the sum of N3 million for any credible information on his
whereabouts”, he said.
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