The Director, Defence Information, Brig.Gen. Rabe Abubakar, has called Boko Haram leader, Abubakar Shekau, “a coward” and says his days are numbered.
He also called on his remaining members to surrender and not be deceived by Shekau.
This is coming just after 15 Boko Haram insurgents were killed by troops on Friday in a gun battle at Rann, Borno State. Reports says five soldiers were also critically injured.
Abubakar said those arrested were already supplying the Military with vital information.
“The Boko Haram insurgents are applying medicine after death. After all, we are aware that such video was done before we took over Sambisa Forest. Therefore, the release of the video is not surprising to us,” Abubakar said.
“The insurgents are defeated and those arrested are giving us the vital information that will aid our mop-up operations in the area.
“We are going to convert the forest to a training camp soon. Shekau is a coward and we will trail him to anywhere he is hiding. He is definitely not in the Sambisa Forest of Borno State.
“We are calling on the remnants of the Boko Haram sect to surrender for their safety before it is late. They should not allow Shekau to deceive them as his days are numbered. The public should disregard all the antics of the terrorists.”
The Army had already dismissed Shekau’s latest video as mere propaganda.
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