The federal government has finallyadmitted that Boko Haram leader,
Abubakar Shekau is still alive.
The minister of defence, Mansur Dan-
Ali, made the disclosure on Tuesday,
March 28, shortly after briefing
President Muhammadu Buhari of his
ministry’s activities at the presidential
villa, Abuja.
Dan-Ali explained that apprehending
the sect leader has proved to be difficult
for security forces because the
insurgents normally wear masks to
conceal their identities and divert
attention, the Punch reports.
The minister however, expressed the
confidence that the Shekau will soon be
captured
He said anybody who has the
opportunity of visiting Sambisa Forest
would know that Boko Haram has been
defeated.
Dan-Ali said the nation’s security forces
will continue to ransack the Sambisa
forest, the former strong hold of the
insurgents, for the whereabouts of
Shekau.
“I believe it is just a matter of time. It
took America about seven to ten years to
get Bin Laden. So. we will get Shekau as
soon as possible.
“The sect’s spiritual headquarters has
been ransacked and vandalised. He
(Shekau) is on the run.
“He may be hiding in one of the enclaves
of Sambisa Forest which we are
dominating.
“We have opened up the place. We are
using the place as a training area. The
Army engineers will open up roads and
we shall be patrolling and be ransacking
that forest for the whereabouts of
Shekau, ” he said.
When asked why the government had at
different times in the past claimed that
Shekau had been killed, the minister
attributed that error to disguise by the
insurgents.
He said: These insurgents have a way of
putting on mask. There could be so many
but we are looking for the real one.
They have been using mask to portray
Shekau in one incidents or the other to
give an impression that he has been
killed so that we will relax. But we will
not relax, we are on him. ”
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