Major General Lucky
Irabor, Theatre Commander, Operation Lafiya Dole, on Wednesday, disclosed that,
that Boko Haram leader, Abubakar Shekau left his personal belongings, including
a Quran and a flag when the army took over Camp Zero in the Sambisa Forest. Irabor
also disclosed that no Chibok girl was found in custody of the arrested Boko
Haram insurgents during the operations.
The Theatre Commander, who was speaking during his
weekly briefing in Maiduguri, the Borno state capital said, the picture of
fleeing Boko Haram men also showed that, they were using some women as human
Shield.
Irabor said that during the last one week, they recovered arms and ammunitions,
saying the war was not over yet.
According to him, during the operation, the commander lost four soldiers, while
it also arrested 1,240 Boko Haram terrorists, adding that, reports from the
neighboring Niger Republic also said 30 Boko Haram fighters surrendered. Among
them are 24 males and 6 females.
Speaking further on the capturing of the Camp Zero,
General Irabor said, although Boko Haram leader was neither killed nor
captured, there are evidence that, he had been there, and left behind his flag
and Holy Book while fleeing when camp zero came under attack by the Nigerian
military.
The General also denied that, there was a Frenchman
arrested during the operation at the Sambisa Forest. According to him, the
picture being circulated in the media is not of the Nigerian military and it
was not from them.
He added that, despite the fact that, some
foreigners were said to be among some of the militants arrested, the command is
yet to have a comprehensive picture of the involvement of foreigners.
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