Wednesday, 24 August 2016

Reasons WHY Boko-Haram's SHEKAU remains the CAT with Nine-Lives

 Barely 24 hours ago, the news filtered in that the KING PIN of the terror group popularly known as BOKO HARAM, which has been giving Nigerians sleepless night (especially those in the North- Eastern parts) has been fatally wounded while some media reports stated that he has been killed. But the truth remains that this is not the first or the second time, the news of his death is breaking out. Has he been dying and resurrecting or has the Nigerian Army all this while been killing the wrong person or persons?
   SHEKAU was FIRST reported killed in 2009 but reappeared as the group leader less than a year later. The Nigerian army in mid-August 2013 stated that he was fatally wounded when soldiers raided a base of Boko Haram in Sambisa forest and had died between 25 July and 3 August. However, a video in September 2013 was released in which a man purported to be Shekau claimed he had not been killed.
SECONDLY,The Nigerian army also stated to have killed him during the 2014 in an epic battle which is better titled, "THE BATTLE OF KONDUGA that lasted from September 12 to 14th. The Cameroonian military posted a photo and also claimed that their forces killed Shekau in September 2014. In response to these reports, security analyst Ryan Cummings commented, "Is this his fourth or fifth death? He dies more often than an iPhone battery." In early October 2014, a video was obtained by AFP news agency that showed Shekau alive, in which he mocked the Nigerian military's allegations that he had been killed.
Local media have suggested that the man killed by Cameroon was a body double used for security reasons.
According to some local newspapers, the Nigerian government officials say that the original Shekau is long dead, but impostors keep popping up to perpetuate the myth that Shekau is unbeatable. His appearance and name are now a “brand name for the terrorists. … The Nigerian military remains resolute to serve justice to anyone who assumes that designation or title.” There are inconsistencies between videos purportedly made by Shekau, such as his speaking in different cadences and with varying mannerisms. But if you take your time to study some of the major videos the terror group has posted online, you are more likely to discover in some cases he appears much heavier or much darker in skin color, and the posturing is very different between each man.
Shekau was reported to have been "fatally wounded" during an airstrike in Taye village on 19 August 2016 by Nigerian Air Force which also killed some senior leaders of Boko Haram.
   Is he really dead this time, or are we still going to witness another resurrection? You can post your comments below.
   

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