By: Bayo Oladeji on September 2,
2013 - 1:47am
The last might not have been heard
of the death of the Boko Haram
leader, Abubakar Shekau. A security
report fingers the Cameroonian
gendarmes as those responsible for
his death and not the Joint Task
Force (JTF), LEADERSHIP can now
report.
The JTF had issued a controversial
statement reporting the death of the
Boko Haram leader without any
clearance from the Defence
Headquarters in order to prevent the
Nigerian Army from taking its hard-
earned glory.
The Defence Headquarters has
refused to confirm or deny the
statement and controversy continues
to trail the JTF; the presidency itself
has passed the ball back to the
military, claiming that only the
military has the final say on it.
The spokesman of JTF, Lt Col. Sagir
Musa, had in an e-mail statement he
made available to newsmen claimed
Shekau had died from the mortal
wounds sustained in one of the
recent clashes with the military and
hurriedly rushed to a Cameroonian
village where he eventually died.
He stated: “It is greatly believed that
Shekau might have died between 25
July and 3 August, 2013. He was
reported to have masterminded the
kidnap of the seven French citizens
and that of the elder statesman Alhaji
(Dr) Shettima Ali Monguno in
addition to many murders of Islamic
clerics in Northern Nigeria. He was
also responsible for bombings of
many places of worship and public
buildings including Police and United
Nations Headquarters in Abuja. The
JTF wishes to appeal to the sect
members to lay down their arms and
embrace the Federal Government’s
offer for dialogue.”
Amidst the controversy, the officer
told LEADERSHIP during the week
that he stood by his story. “I am
driving now, so I cannot grant any
press interview or answer any
question now. A statement has been
issued on Shekau; he is dead and I
stand by the statement,” he said and
hung up.
But a highly placed security chief,
who does not want his name in
print, has faulted the claim made by
Sagir. According to him, although
Shekau is dead it was not the JTF
that was responsible for his death;
instead it might be the Cameroonian
gendarmes who were policing their
border that killed him.
“Let me begin by telling you that
there is a strong indication that
Abubakar Shekau is dead but he was
not killed by the JTF. If he was shot
by our boys, they would not let him
escape. This is why I know the JTF
was misbehaving with that funny
statement claiming responsibility.
Where were they after shooting
Shekau and they allowed a man who
had suffered such a mortal wound
escape? That is not possible. But
with fresh revelations coming up,
there is a possibility that Shekau was
shot and killed by the Cameroonian
gendarmes who were keeping
watch over their border,” the
security official said.
He explained that Nigerian security
operatives were making contacts
with their Cameroonian counterparts
with a view to establishing the
circumstance that had led to the
death of Shekau and the wherabouts
of his corpse.
Speaking further, the source
disclosed that what the JTF officials
did amounted to gross indiscipline,
disloyalty, unpatriotism and uncalled
for and they might face sanctions to
discourage others from following
suit.
“What those boys did was nothing
but a gross indiscipline, they were
disloyal, unpatriotic and they are
supposed to be sanctioned. They
went to issue such an all-important
statement just like that. We all know
the role Shekau was playing, we
know who is or was Shekau and if
he was killed, that was not the way
the news should be broken. When
Osama bin Ladin was killed, who
broke the news to the whole world?
It was President Obama. That is how
things should be done. And to add
insult to the injury, the JTF was
claiming to be standing by its story.
That is un-military. It was arrant
nonsense. I would be surprised if
those boys are not punished for that
crime.”
He disclosed that the JTF had lost its
credibility by the time the Defence
Headquarters moved in with the
reinforcement that saved its face. He
recalled how unpopular the JTF had
become before the declaration of the
State of Emergency and wondered
why the JTF would be in a hurry to
claim credit for the killing.
“You remember before the
declaration of the State of
Emergency, nobody wanted anything
to do with the JTF especially in
Maiduguri. People were calling for
their withdrawal from the streets but
with the intervention of the Defence
Headquarters, there was the
reinforcement that restored the
credibility to the military and it was
this same credibility that the JTF
wanted to remove again all because
a new Army Division was created to
take over from them.”

Oh ok

Since he is dead no problem. Who killed him doesn't matter.

$7million tinz

He is dead is that he is dead any other thing except the bounty america placed on his head is irrelevant. As a 9ja guy staying very close to Obama,I will collect the money next week.

Whose Report do I believe NOw?
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This tea is not HOT, needs to Boil again.

gameboy727: Since he is dead no problem. Who killed him doesn't matter.

Abi o! d most important thing here is he is dead, abi? whether JTF, cameroon or US drone did it, does not matter!

You see African mentality?.
Death is death irrespective of who killed him or how he died.
Whether JTF or the Cameroonian bla bla bla. The fact is that he is dead simple.

thank God he is dead...the others will die like him too

Roast in hell for all I care.

JTF is still using words like 'might have died'?

Let's hope this 'dead man' doesn't release another videotape.

I thought potential cracks in the army will interest/bother you all the most.SMH

Indiscipline must not be tolerated in the army!

RINE.:
You see African mentality?.
Death is death irrespective of who killed him or how he died.
Whether JTF or the Cameroonian bla bla bla. The fact is that he is dead simple.

oga!
We are talking about $7million bounties and you are saying this.

Must thix JTF lie about their operationz ....Now they made us a LaffinqStock to dos Camerounianz Must thix JTF lie about their operationz ....Now they made us a LaffinqStock to dos Camerounianz

What matters is that Shekau is dead. Who killed him doesn't matter. Or are the JTF trying to claim the bounty placed on Shekau's head ni?

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-08-19/boko-haram-leader-is-probably-dead-nigeria-s-military-says.html

What do you mean $7 million dollars is not chicken change of course people will be claiming for the reward it mattersooo everybody would like to be 7 mill richer

All die na die!!!

Die na die..
Wetin concern us?

very soon nw some pple will start blaming jonathan for his death..







End time tinz shaa

Even if na snake bite am,make jtf claim am last last e don die sha

As long as they killed him, me no send who kill am.

Now I bliv dat blood suckiin mofo is in hell. Burn to ash damn it!

texazzpete: JTF is still using words like 'might have died'?

Let's hope this 'dead man' doesn't release another videotape.

And how many years wud it take him to release 'another' Videotape? Abi dem tire e hand?

So these people wants GEJ to be the one to break the news and not Sagir? I can see you are comparing Osama with this Stick-chewing bastard. After GEJ announced his death then what? Let him also observe 10minutes silence and declare a public holiday. Rubbi$h!

Tolexander: oga!
We are talking about $7million bounties and you are saying this.

easy bro...dont take it too personal.
Who so ever the money is given will it add a penny to your wallet?

texazzpete: JTF is still using words like 'might have died'?

Let's hope this 'dead man' doesn't release another videotape.

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The same shekau that still featured in a video on Youtube last week?
Tell me something

Another LIES from the pit of PDP propaganda workshop. The same Bingo that is still killing innocent Nigerians?