A Nigerian military intelligence source has told Sahara Reporters 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
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