Nigerian troops fighting terrorists in the Northeastern corridor of the country have been faced with speculations about the whereabouts of Boko Haram leader, Abubakar Shekau.
According to a statement yesterday issued by PR-Nigeria, a media consultancy organization for security agencies, with no vociferous comments from Shekau, speculations within security circles is that the group are in such disarray that it no longer has the luxury of issuing threats.
Quoting a military source, PR-Nigeria said since the declaration of the finalpush against the insurgents in the middle of February, and directive to clear all terrorists’ camps before May29 handover date, the Nigerian troops have been on the lookout for Shekau and other commanders of Boko Haram.
“The guy simply disappeared from the radar; it is like the guy suddenly vanished. We wish we can catch him alive”, the source added.
The last that was heard of the terrorist leader was the unverified broadcast pledging allegiance to Islamic State (IS), early in March, which was posted on Boko Haram’s Twitter account.
In that broadcast, Shekau also vowedto disrupt the rescheduled March 28 and April 11 general elections – a threat he could not carry out thanks largely to the arrangements put in place by security agencies.