A Nigerian
military intelligence source has told SaharaReporters that the top Boko Haram
figure killed in a recent operation was one Bashir Mohammed, leader of the
Islamist sect’s Uye camp.
Cameroonian authorities yesterday released a photo of a dead man
they identified as Abubakar Shekau, the loquacious and attention-seeking leader
of the terrorist group that has launched deadly strikes in Nigeria’s northeast
zone as well as Cameroon.
The Nigerian intelligence source told SaharaReporters that
Nigerian soldiers, not Cameroonian troops, had killed Mr. Bashir last Friday in
a fierce battle against Boko Haram insurgents in Konduga, Borno State. The late
Mr. Bashir, who bore a striking resemblance to Abubakar Shekau and had appeared
in a recent video, was killed as he led insurgents who were attempting to
capture Konduga and then made a bid to seize Maiduguri, the Borno State
capital, as well. Nigerian soldiers routed the Islamist militants in Konduga,
killing hundreds of them and capturing weapons as well as vehicles abandoned by
fleeing insurgents.
The military as well as Nigerian government-appointed negotiators
claim that the original Mr. Shekau had died since last year, reportedly
assassinated by his lieutenants.
The intelligence source said Mr. Bashir had adopted Mr. Shekau’s
nom deguere and had been the person responsible for issuing video messages in
recent times.
Even though our source said the military was cautious not to claim
credit for Mr. “Shekau’s” death, he added that the Nigerian military was buoyed
by the capture of the armored tank usually displayed in the background of
recent videos issued by the sect’s spokesman.
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