Boko Haram leader, Shekau has
appeared in a new video, days after the military said the sect has been
completely defeated.
Maj.-Gen. Rogers Nicholas, the Theatre Commander, Operation Lafiya Dole, had made the claim last weekend.
He disclosed that hundreds of
insurgents surrendered, several others fled their enclave, while over 100
civilians were rescued.
“My soldiers are in the heart of
Boko Haram enclave that is Camp Zairo, the gallant troops have taken total
control of Sambisa Forest.
“We have broken the heart and
soul of Shekau’s group, taking over the camp and its environs.
“They are on the run and we are
pursuing them to wherever they go. This time around there is no place for
escape anywhere.
“We had earlier asked those of
them that want to surrender to do so and we are still asking them to come out
and surrender otherwise they are going to meet it the hard way”, he said.
But in a new footage, Shekau
threatened more violence in the region, insisting that his men were still in
Sambisa, if not, “where are the police wives that ‘are being arrested by us'”.
Ahmad Sakilda, a journalist known
for his coverage of the sect, also confirmed the new video on Twitter.
“Abubakar Shekau looks and
sounded weary in his latest video, but is he really the trouble now? The
insurgency has developed beyond his reach. No doubt, #ISWAP is the future of
the insurgency that we all have to contend with in the upcoming years”, he
tweeted.
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