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Nigerian military says Boko Haram deputy leader killed in repelled attack
The military in Nigeria’s northeastern state of Borno has purportedly claimed that a deputy leader of the Boko Haram sect was killed in an attack repelled by security operatives on Operation Restore Order (ORO) mission.
The spokesperson of the military-led Joint Task Force (JTF) in the state, Lt.-Col. Sagir Musa, disclosed in a statement reaching Xinhua on Wednesday that Momodu Bama, also known as Abu Saad, a most wanted leader of the sect, was killed in an onslaught which left many people dead on Aug. 4.
According to the military mouthpiece, the Boko Haram leader was killed alongside his father identified as Abatcha Flatari, known as one of the spiritual mentors of the sect.
“Abu Saad was Boko Haram’s Operation Officer and second in command to Abubakar Shekau and was one of the most vicious and heartless killers in the group with penchant for slaughtering his victims,” the military claimed, adding the deceased militant was in charge of indoctrinating child foot soldiers who are mainly abducted children.
Before his purported death in the fighting with security operatives, a 25 million naira (155,339 U. S. dollars) bounty was placed on the sect’s deputy leader by the JTF.
A recent Youtube video released by Boko Haram leader Abubakar Shekau did not, however, confirm the military’s claim about his deputy’s death. Rather, the video showed a defiant Shekau blowing hot for a tougher battle with the military operatives and infidels, who go against Islam and its doctrines.
Borno State is a flash point of attacks perpetrated by Boko Haram since 2009, when the sect launched its insurgency targeting churches, security facilities, schools and villages.
