Mrs Falmata Abubakar, the mother of Boko Haram leader, Abubakar Shekau, has told Chika Odua “I did not set my eyes on him since he came into contact with Mohammed Yusuf.

“I know he is my son, and everyone knows a mother’s love for her son, but our attitude to life is different.”

She spoke with the Voice of America, VOA, in the village of Shekau, Yobe State, in what appears to be her first media interview.

In a report published yesterday, VOA English, said elders and leader of the village took its team to the woman. The report also said Mr Shekau’s late father was the Imam of the village Mosque before his death.

Mrs Abubakar said she had no idea where her son was.

She said: “I don’t know whether he is dead or alive, only God knows. I have not seen him in the last 15 years.”

Residents of the village said they always hid the identity of their village for fear of being associated with the Boko Haram leader.

Mr Shekau is notorious for his leadership of the deadly group responsible for the deaths of tens of thousands of people in Nigeria, Cameroon, Chad and Niger.

He has personally carried out the execution of several people, including members of the sect he leads. He has also carried out many raids leading to death and destruction of many towns and villages across the north eastern part of Nigeria.


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