Chadian President, Idriss Deby, has said the
Islamic sect, Boko Haram, has picked a new
leader.
The BBC quoted the Chadian President as making
the statement on Wednesday.
In the British Broadcasting Corporation report, Deby
did not say what had happened to Shekau, but
noted that Shekau had been replaced by
Mahamat Daoud.
Deby said Daoud, the new sect leader, was open
to dialogue.
The Chadian President’s claim is fuelling a
speculation that Abubakar Shekau, the leader of
the sect, may indeed be dead.
It will be recalled that military authorities
confirmed the killing of Shekau during one of its
raids in Kodunga, Borno State, between
September 12 and 17, 2014.
But Shekau later appeared in a video, claiming he
was not dead. However, Shekau has been missing
in the group’s videos in the last five months,
lending force to the belief that he has been killed.
A picture published by The Cable on Wednesday
showed the dead body of Shekau in a place
identified as Sambisa forest.
Meanwhile, the Defence Headquarters, on
Wednesday condemned the increasing suicide
attacks occasioned by loss of innocent lives in
the North-East of the country.
The Acting Director, Defence Information, Col.
Rabe Abubakar, who condemned the acts of the
insurgents in an email, was particularly piqued by
the latest suicide attack at Sabon Gari Market in
Borno State.
Abubakar said that the bombings would soon
come to an end.
He described those behind the acts as barbaric
and callous.
He assured the citizenry that the military would
not relent in making efforts to rid the country of
terrorists and their activities.
He said that the security forces were still making
efforts to weaken the capacity of the insurgents
“who are in disarray but still constituted some
danger to the civil populace.”
He said, “The Defence Headquarters has
condemned in its entirety the spate of suicide
attacks in the North-East, where scores of
innocent lives are lost regularly. The latest being
the suicide bombing at Sabon Gari Market in
Borno State.
“Those perpetrating these heinous crimes are
callous. They are barbaric monsters whose
activities will soon become a thing of the past.
“The military is intensifying efforts to continue to
break the bones of the terrorists and wish to re-
state and re-assure Nigerians that it is not
relenting in its efforts to rid the country of
terrorism and any act of criminalities.
“Every step is being taken to neutralise the
capability of terrorists, whose activities still
continue to constitute danger to civil populace, as
they are in disarray while running away from their
former safe havens and no longer capable of
confronting the troops.”
Abubakar called on the citizens to be vigilant and
be wary of strange faces and objects in their
localities.
The acting Defence spokesman, who advised the
pubic to give timely information to security
agencies, stressed that the collective efforts of
the security agencies and the public in the area of
information sharing was required to defeat the
insurgents.
Deby also called on President Muhammadu Buhari
not to negotiate with Boko Haram.
Also, the United States’ government has
condemned the recent Boko Haram attack in
Borno State which killed more than 40 people and
injured many others at a market in Sabon Gari.
In a statement made available to our
correspondent on Wednesday by the US Embassy
in Nigeria, it said, “While no individual or group
has yet claimed responsibility for the attack, it
took place in an area where hundreds of people
have been killed in recent weeks by suspected
members of the terrorist group, Boko Haram. We
offer our deepest sympathy and condolences to
the families and the friends of the victims.
“We will continue to support Nigeria’s efforts to
bring those responsible for the attack, as well as
previous attacks, to justice. The United States
stands with the Nigerian people in their struggle
against violent extremism. We will continue to
work closely with the Nigerian government and
our international partners to combat Boko Haram
and assist the many victims of its senseless
brutality.”


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Cc :Lalasticlala Ishilove

pishures of them doing election or................. u know d rest na

Hmmmmm

dis chad president sef. him dey work with boko haram?