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Mr. Sani,
a colonel, said the bombardment was carried out on Friday while Mr. Shekau, who
the Nigerian military had pronounced dead several times in the past years, was
leading his group in performing the Friday prayers at a secret location called
Tayye in the heart of the vast forest. The
military has repeatedly claimed credit for killing Mr. Shekau. But the sect
denounced the claims each time saying its leader remained alive. At times, Mr.
Shekau would appear in a video to prove he had not been killed. The
military however insisted that the original Abubakar Shekau had long been
killed, and that the so-called Abubakar Shekau said to be alive was a made-up
character.
Giving
further details of Friday bombardment, Mr. Sani gave the names of those killed
in the raid as Abubakar Mubi, Malam Nuhu and Malam Hamman.Our
correspondent in Maiduguri said the air raid was not immediately reported
because journalists have no access to the location.Military
insiders also said the air force had no idea how successful the bombardments
were until late Monday when the Army became aware of those killed and injured
in battle.
Colonel
Usman’s statement reads in full:
“In what
one could describe as the most unprecedented and spectacular air raid, we have
just confirmed that as a result of the interdiction efforts of the Nigerian Air
Force, some key leaders of the Boko Haram terrorists have been killed while
others were fatally wounded. “The air
interdiction took place last week Friday 19th August 2016, while the terrorists
were performing Friday rituals at Taye village, “Those
Boko Haram terrorists commanders confirmed dead include Abubakar Mubi, Malam
Nuhu and Malam Hamman, amongst others. While their leader, so called “Abubakar
Shekau”, is believed to be fatally wounded on his shoulders. Several other
terrorists were also wounded”.
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