- The leader of the dreaded Boko Haram insurgents, Abubakar Shekau, has been reportedly killed by the armed group suspected to be members of the Islamic State of West Africa Province (ISWAP).
- Sources disclosed that hundreds of ISWAP fighters invaded the Sambisa Forest with heavy gun trucks during the week hunting for Shekau.
The leader of the dreaded Boko Haram insurgents, Abubakar Shekau, has been reportedly killed by the armed group suspected to be members of the Islamic State of West Africa Province (ISWAP), EKO HOT BLOG has gathered.
Shekau was said to have been killed by ISWAP during a fierce battle in Sambisa Forest on Wednesday.
Sambisa Forest shares local border with parts of Bama, Konduga, Gwoza Askira Uba, and Biu Local Government Areas of Borno State, with some parts of Gujiba, Buni Yadi, Goniri in Yobe State, and Madagali in Adamawa State.
Sources disclosed that hundreds of ISWAP fighters invaded the Sambisa Forest with heavy gun trucks during the week hunting for Shekau.
The sources further revealed that Shekau was not actually or directly killed by ISWAP but blew himself up and committed suicide when ISWAP attempted to capture him (Shekau) alive, during a gun duel.
However, there was no official statement or confirmation on the death of the most wanted terrorist leader by the Nigerian security forces as of the time of writing this report.
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Meanwhile, millions of Nigerians took to their social media platforms in the early hours of Thursday to celebrate Shekau’s death.
As of the time of writing this report, Shekau is the most trending topic on Twitter in Nigeria with over 13,000 tweets.
A security report obtained disclosed, “Unconfirmed source reported that the leader of JAS Abubakar Shekau was dethroned and killed by ISWAP and they have taken over the entire Sambisa Forest.
“With these development ISWAP are more equipped and funded than JAS. So their mode of operation will change, and there is likely going to experience frequent attacks around Konduga, Bama, Gwoza, Biu LGA’S, and part of Adamawa.
“All humanitarians around the axis should be security conscious and be very vigilant.”
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