Following the recent levels successes recorded by the regional troops fighting against the deadly Hoko Haram sect in the north eastern Nigeria, the Nigerian troops have been asked to be on the lookout for Imam Abubakar Shekau, the leader of the group who is suspected to be desperately looking for escape routes.
A senior military source informed that troops have been urged to try at all costs to capture Shekau alive so that he would face the wrath of the law.
On few occasions, troops have killed individuals having resemblance with Shekau, but the Insurgents have always produced another person with same look afterwards in videos.
The order to catch Shekau alive is therefore to ensure that it will no longer be possible to resort to the same trick.
Sources revealed that rumor about Shekau’s invincibility is one of the factors that troops are afraid to confront the terrorists.
Recently troop’s morale has been boosted by the arrival of sophisticated ammunition and the decision of senior military officers to lead the war against terror directly which also influenced the change of some commanders.
An intelligence sources disclosed that some of the successes recorded in recovery of big towns in the North-East were due to deployment of new strategies, improved disciplinary measures, and sincerity of participating countries in the regional alliance and the acquisitions of latest equipment.
In the past, Colonels have led direct attacks in accordance with military tradition but because of the large scale desertions recorded, Military Generals then decided to directly lead the war and this has greatly boosted morale.
The source added that “with acquisition of new equipment from various sources and the specialised training of the troops on guerrilla warfare, the military indirectly called the bluff of some deceptive western countries who are now trying to save face by claiming to work with our neighbours.
“The effective collaboration and mutual relationship with our neighbours is paying off as they now realise that inactions can pose disasters to their countries too,” he concluded.
Boko Haram has been a menace in the Lake Chad region having killed over 10,000 people and attempting to build an Islamic caliphate in the region.
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