A
terrorist believed to be a close associate of Boko Haram leader,
Abubakar Shekau, has been found dead as he ran errand for the
leadership.
According to
a statement from the Nigerian Defence Headquarters, two fellow
terrorists one of which is confirmed to be a Nigerian are now in the
custody of the Multinational Joint Task Force.
The
statement which was signed by the Director Defence Information,
Brigadier General Christopher Olukolade said “the three were in the
process of crossing the border to the neighbouring Niger republic
through the Lake Chad.
“The
three have been confirmed to have operated in Baga and participated in
perpetrating arson and other atrocities around the vicinity of the town.
They have been relocating from place to place since they left Baga last
month.”
The
statement further added that more troops of the police mobile force
have joined the operations as more towns are being secured in the
operations to rid the nation’s territories of terrorist activities.
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