B’Haram gets new leader
- nationalpilot
- Aug 13, 2015
- 2 min read
*Shekau may have died
The President of Chad, Idriss Deby, said on Tuesday that the Boko Haram sect was no longer led by Abubakar Shekau.
Deby, who stated this while speaking with journalists in N’Djamena on the occasion of Chad’s 55th independence anniversary, said the terrorist group is now led by a new member, Muhamat Daoud, who is open to talks.
He, however, warned President Muhammadu Buhari not to enter negotiation with the group and its new leader.
“There is someone apparently called Muhamat Daoud who is said to have replaced Abubakar Shekau and he wants to negotiate with the Nigerian government. For my part, I would advise not to negotiate,” Mr. Deby said.
The Nigerian military authorities had claimed last year that Mr. Shekau had been killed during a battle with soldiers. The Federal Government recently said it might enter into negotiations with the dreaded sect.
The fearsome leader did not also appear in a recent video released by the sect prompting speculations that he might have been killed.
Deby said progress had been made in the fight against the insurgents though suicide bombers still posed a threat.
According to him, suicide bombers, many of who were women, had carried out attacks in Nigeria, Cameroon and Chad.
He said the challenge essentially was to “avoid terrorist acts and that is why we must organise at the regional level to prevent bomb-making materials and other explosives entering our countries.”
Deby said already efforts to combat the Boko Haram sect had succeeded in “decapitating” the group and that it would be concluded “by the end of the year”.
He said, “Boko Haram is decapitated. There are little groups (of Boko Haram) scattered throughout east Nigeria, on border with Cameroon. It is within our power to definitely overcome Boko Haram.
“The war will be short with the setting up of the regional force. It will be over by the end of the year,” he said.
Nigeria and four of its neigbours, namely Chad, Niger, Benin and Cameroon recently floated a force aimed at ending the insurgent activities of the Boko Haram sect.
All five countries pledged to contribute troops to the new force.
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