The Nigerian Army are insisting that one time Boko Haram leader Abubakar Shekau is dead.
According to The Vanguard, Major General Lucky Irabor, Commander of Operation Lafiya Dole, Nigeria’s military operation, insisted that the man called Abubakar Shekau is dead.
He said this during a tour of Adamawa State as part of the formations under his command.
“I can confirm to you that the original Shekau was killed, the second Shekau was killed, and the man presenting himself as Shekau, I can also confirm to you that few days ago, he was wounded. We are yet to confirm whether he is dead or not. They released videos to prove that they are still active, but that’s just a facade” he said
He added that the sect is under intense pressure from the Army and that their recent video was just to show that they are active but they are greatly weakened and almost crushed.