President Jonathan Orders Soldiers to Capture Shekau Alive

 

As the ongoing onslaught against Boko Haram rages in the North-East, the military has issued an order for the capture of the sect leader or anybody who bears the name, Imam Abubakar Shekau. But the only issue here is that shekau seems to have many lives

It will be recalled that the military had killed two people claiming to be Shekau, after which another look-alike face would surface, claiming to be the sect leader. About two years ago, the Joint Task Force (JTF) in the North East had declared that Shekau, the Boko Haram leader, had died from injuries sustained in a gun battle. However, Boko Haram released a video, where Shekau denied being dead.

In a related development, the military has received more sophisticated arms to confront Boko Haram. Also, senior military officers, especially of the rank of General, are now leading the war against insurgents. These, it was gathered, have boosted troops' morale.

The supplies and the effective utilization propelled the forces to launch massive onslaught against Boko Haram leading to the recapture of Monguno, Marte, Gamboru Ngala and Dikwa and a number of surrounding communities in Borno State hitherto under the control of Boko Haram.

Given that the military had requested a six week period to checkmate, at the least, the activities of the insurgents, the military which is now poised to launch a last ditch operation to rout Boko Haram,  according to a military source said : "With the acquisition of new equipment from various sources and the specialized training of the troops on guerrilla warfare, the military indirectly called the bluff of some deceptive Western countries who are now trying to save face by claiming to work with our neighbors. The effective collaboration and mutual relationship with our neighbors is paying off, as they now realize that inaction can pose disasters to their countries too."

Major General Chris Olukolade, Director, Defence Information, in a statement released yesterday, on the effective cordoning off of the insurgents, said soldiers continued to discover "more arms of various background and shapes abandoned in some houses and the surroundings by fleeing terrorists."

According to him, "heaps of weapons, most of which were strange looking or destroyed are still being gathered. Many abandoned or destroyed motorcycles have also been discovered." 

culled from PegasusReporters