Security agencies have discovered that the spiritual leader of the Boko Haram Islamic sect, Abubakar Shekau, who was wounded in a gun duel between soldiers of the Joint Task Force and members of his sect early this year, is hiding in Gao, a city in Northern Mali, receiving treatment from the Tuareg rebels.

Military Intelligence sources told Saturday Tribune on Friday that Shekau was ferried to Mali through porous routes in the vast Nigerian border with a neighbouring country in the north.

The source cited the discovery of Shekau’s hideout and the training base for Boko Haram sect members to unleash terror on Nigerians as a further justification of the action of the Federal Government to deploy 1,200 troops as well as Airforce fighter and transport aircraft to Mali to help flush out the Tuareg militants and their sponsors.

Shekau was said to have been shot at a checkpoint while he attempted to deceive operatives of the JTF by posing as a nomadic Fulani man who was returning from a journey.

A gunfight ensued when the vehicle carrying him and members of the sect approached a checkpoint and they discovered that the soldiers were waiting for him.

During the exchange of fire, Shekau and two other sect members with him escaped with gunshot wounds, while two other members of the sect were killed on the spot. About six AK-47 rifles were recovered from the vehicle.

The source noted that most of the weapons, including IEDS (Improvised Explosive Devices) recovered from Boko Haram members have been linked to those used during the Libyan uprising against the late Libyan leader, Muammar Gaddafi.

Addressing troops shortly before being airlifted to Mali on Thursday in Kaduna, the Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-General Azubuike Ihejirika, spoke of the need for officers and soldiers of the Nigerian army to be extra-vigilant, as there are indications that some terrorists may have sneaked into the country.

Two Alpha jets, led by newly decorated Air Vice Marshal Tayo Oguntoyinbo, departed the Nnamdi Azikiwe Airport at about 4:25pm on Friday to Niamey, Niger Republic, from where they will launch the attack on the stronghold of the Malian Islamists Tuaregs.

Saturday Tribune gathered that part of the mission of the Nigerian troops deployed to Mali is also to fish out Shekau from his hideout in Gao, where he is currently receiving treatment, and bring him back to Nigeria to face trial for crimes against humanity.

http://www.emmanuelbabatunde.com/2013/01/boko-haram-leader-shekau-shot-escapes.html

The man is still in northern Nigeria, JTF should conduct a search in the house of the leaders of AREWA CONSULTATIVE FORUM, they will be shocked with the result they will have at their disposal.

He may still be around but how do we know he really is d leader. He could be:
1. Someone who is just fronting so as to take the brunt of the goverment to protect d real leader
2. Someone who d JTF cooked up just to show us they are working.
Anyway sha, don't relent and keep up the "good" work

Another version.

R*E*V*E*A*L*E*D!
Boko Haram Leader, Malam Shekau in Mali.

**Shekau is hiding in Gao, Mali, receiving treatment from Gun wounds.
**the discovery of Shekau’s hideout and the training base for Boko Haram is one of the reasons for sending troops to Mali.
**Two Alpha jets has left to Niger Republic, from where they will launch the attack on the stronghold of the Malian Islamists.

Security agencies have discovered that the spiritual leader of the Boko Haram Islamic sect, Abubakar Shekau, who was wounded in a gun duel between soldiers of the Joint Task Force and members of his sect early this year, is hiding in Gao, a city in Northern Mali, receiving treatment from the Tuareg rebels.

Military Intelligence sources told Saturday Tribune on Friday that Shekau was ferried to Mali through porous routes in the vast Nigerian border with a neighbouring country in the north.

The source cited the discovery of Shekau’s hideout and the training base for Boko Haram sect members to unleash terror on Nigerians as a further justification of the action of the Federal Government to deploy 1,200 troops as well as Airforce fighter and transport aircraft to Mali to help flush out the Tuareg militants and their sponsors.

Shekau was said to have been shot at a checkpoint while he attempted to deceive operatives of the JTF by posing as a nomadic Fulani man who was returning from a journey.

A gunfight ensued when the vehicle carrying him and members of the sect approached a checkpoint and they discovered that the soldiers were waiting for him.

During the exchange of fire, Shekau and two other sect members with him escaped with gunshot wounds, while two other members of the sect were killed on the spot. About six AK-47 rifles were recovered from the vehicle.

The source noted that most of the weapons, including IEDS (Improvised Explosive Devices) recovered from Boko Haram members have been linked to those used during the Libyan uprising against the late Libyan leader, Muammar Gaddafi.

Addressing troops shortly before being airlifted to Mali on Thursday in Kaduna, the Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-General Azubuike Ihejirika, spoke of the need for officers and soldiers of the Nigerian army to be extra-vigilant, as there are indications that some terrorists may have sneaked into the country.

Two Alpha jets, led by newly decorated Air Vice Marshal Tayo Oguntoyinbo, departed the Nnamdi Azikiwe Airport at about 4:25pm on Friday to Niamey, Niger Republic, from where they will launch the attack on the stronghold of the Malian Islamists Tuaregs.

Media gathered that part of the mission of the Nigerian troops deployed to Mali is also to fish out Shekau from his hideout in Gao, where he is currently receiving treatment, and bring him back to Nigeria to face trial for crimes against humanity.

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Arewa Consultative Forum, sultan of sokoto, ATIKU, ADAMU CIROMA, LAWAL KEITA GUMI SHEIK and many northern muslems will not be happy with this news if it happens to be true.

Why not kill or arrest him before divulging such sensitive intel(ligence). D GEJ administration will go to any length to make us believe it's working even descending to depths of monumental stupidity or falsehood. Why not copy a leaf from how Obama hunted down Osama?

Our securities outfit sef,what's the purpose of announcing his whereabout to the public? This is a highly sensitive case,measures should be taken to arrest him,rather than playing to the gallery.

negerians bloods will not flow in vain

He must be killed

1oracle: The man is still in northern Nigeria, JTF should conduct a search in the house of the leaders of AREWA CONSULTATIVE FORUM, they will be shocked with the result they will have at their disposal.

U for kukuma tel us say u be cia agent. Mtcheew

dapy.d:
He may still be around but how do we know he really is d leader. He could be:
1. Someone who is just fronting so as to take the brunt of the goverment to protect d real leader
2. Someone who d JTF cooked up just to show us they are working.
Anyway sha, don't relent and keep up the "good" work

Hmmmmn xperienced bounty hunter. Mtchewwww una must get una side of the whole story. My firend go read ali and simbi joor

=Sunymoore]negerians bloods will not flow in vain[/quote]

Yea but please always use caps for Nigeria.

Atleast,they shuld b hundred percent sure b4 broadcastin d news, haba. Later on they wil say he is nt d 1 again

Yomieluv: Our securities outfit sef,what's the purpose of announcing his whereabout to the public? This is a highly sensitive case,measures should be taken to arrest him,rather than playing to the gallery.

See how they are forming- "we where monitoring him all the time" and how does a wounded man escape when his car was already seized? This leak is just an evidence of incompetence within our security forces.

I dnt tink dis is tru. If it is even tru he might hav heard dat they are cming 4 him and he wil change his location.

If this is true then it's a welcome development. I can't wait for the arrest, prosecution and tortune of the man who made a mess of the lives of Nigerians.

Our intervention in Mali is ill-advised. We do not have enough soldiers to ensure adequate security in Nigeria. The few ones we have are poorly trained and are more interested in getting rich at any cost. Planting an imaginary Shekau in Mali is an unconvincing way of getting Nigeria involved in that country presumably because certain persons have recieved 'motivation' from the US state department.

Shld we start smiling?

ichommy: Security agencies have discovered that the spiritual leader of the Boko Haram Islamic sect, Abubakar Shekau.

Must you Mension ISLAM ?

In Nigeria, everybody is a football coach. If u want to know better wait untill they start AFCON 2013. Also in Nigeria, everybody is a soldier. If u want to know better, wait untill JTF say something about Boko Haram. But above all, in Nigeria, everybody is a politicians. If u want to know better, wait untill GEJ says something. Which one are u? A politician, a football coach or a soldier.

Boko haram is on the losing side. Dancing azonto

It could be dat the jtf are trying to make shekau believe dey think he is in Mali.remember Obama made us think osama was in Afghanistan.its a chess game here.

barackosama:
Must you Mension ISLAM ?

Is Abubakar Shekau no longer a moslem/islamist?

Nigeria wants to solve Mali's insurgent problems but ours has kept growing at home.

Na Wash!!!
Bt if it is true, then it is very unprofessional to give out such sensitive informations to the publiC.
Una no see hw US do Osama. "Classified informations"

tessyade: If this is true then it's a welcome development. I can't wait for the arrest, prosecution and tortune of the man who made a mess of the lives of Nigerians.

Yes. And I suggest that when he is captured, he should be detained for at least two weeks to make him regret all the people he has killed.

Too many names as head of the Boko Haram. Till date, none captured that can sufficiently lead to ending the sect.

barackosama:
Must you Mension ISLAM ?

Yes ....islam is involved because all terrorists are mucslims. But not all Muslims are terrorists.