Boko Haram Reveals Shekau’s 24-Year-Old Successor

Boko Haram Reveals Shekau’s 24-Year-Old Successor
Boko Haram Reveals Shekau’s 24-Year-Old Successor
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Twenty-four-year-old, Bakura Sahaba Modu, has emerged as the new leader of the terrorist group – Boko Haram, following the death of its leader Abubakar Shekau.

Africa Daily News, New York gathered that Shekau committed suicide by blowing up himself after he was arrested by a rival terror gang, Islamic State of West Africa, headed by Abu Musab al Barnawi, son of Mohammed Yusuf, founder of the terror group.

Modu who appeared In a new video spoke of the readiness of the group to work with the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria.

His statement in Arabic was said to have confirmed the death of Shekau, as he prayed for Allah to forgive the shortcomings of the former spiritual leader.

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He also called on fighters who had been with Shekau not to lose heart but to brace up with realities and find their ways to the fold.

Audu Bulama Bukarti of Tony Blair Institute for Global Change who spoke to BBC Hausa service said this is an opportunity for the Nigerian military to cash in on the infighting amongst the terrorist groups to finish them once and for all.

That’s an opening for security forces to step up attacks now that they’re fighting each other… and also perhaps an opportunity to divide the ranks, to say, ‘Those of you who want to defect, defect and come to us,’ said Bukarti.

Bukarti said the death of Shekau was a heavy blow on the terrorist faction under his leadership and doubted if the new leader has the capacity to do what Shekau did during his reign of terror across the northeast region.

Modu who was surrounded in the video by top commanders of the former spiritual leader, Abubakar Shekau, was said to have led a fight to ISWAP camp killing many fighters and top commanders loyal to Abu Musab Al Barnawi.

 

AFRICA DAILY NEWS, NEW YORK

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