Shekau’s Bodyguard Kills Boko Haram Bomb Maker, Another Loses Sight

Shekau’s Bodyguard Kills
Boko Haram Bomb Maker,
Another Loses Sight

The Nigerian Army monday confirmed the death of
Boko Haram’s chief bomb maker and a high-
ranking terrorist.
This is just as a video was released showing the
gruesome scene of how female terrorists are
tasked with slaughtering women captives in parts
of Sambisa forest in the North-east.
Army spokesman, Col. Sani Usman, disclosed this
in a statement, confirming that the killing of the
sect’s bomb maker happened in the early hours of
monday.
Usman said that the suspected chief bomb maker,
apart from his high status in the command
structure of Boko Haram, was one of their capable
hands involved in making improvised explosive
devices (IEDs), coming after their chief scientist,
called Abu RPG who was killed long ago.
“The chief bomb maker was killed by one of the
bodyguards of the Boko Haram terrorist leader,
Abubakar Shekau, as he was about to abscond just
like several others are doing because of the
intensity of Operation Crackdown,” Usman said.
He also disclosed that “one Julelebeeb who was
appointed to take over is now completely blind
because his two eyes were reportedly shattered by
shrapnel in the process of preparing an IED to
consolidate his appointment”.
There is no doubt, Usman noted that “this
development has dealt a devastating blow on the
terrorists’ capacity on IED preparation, suicide
bombing and their ability to sustain their criminal
acts.”
He said the troops were continuing with the
clearance and rescue operations successfully in
order to completely clear Boko Haram terrorists
wherever they might be hiding.
It was also disclosed how the army’s operation in
Sambisa forest has uncovered the murderous
activities of Boko Haram women fighters with a
video showing them slaughtering one of their
female captives.
The horrifying video showed a woman who
passionately pleaded for her life being beheaded
by one of the hardened female terrorists.
Military sources, who spoke on the video, told
THISDAY that the terrorists have trained and
hardened female killers who are mostly assigned
to exterminate their female captives or erring
members.
The sources, who said they were aware of the
existence of female terrorists in the Islamist sect,
revealed that they often disguise themselves as
captives and innocent victims, but are deadly.
According to one source, some of the combatants
are not only fierce and heartless but sometimes
wear military fatigues.
“I think there is the need to expose these female
combatants at Sambisa, so that some people don’t
erroneously assume they are Nigerian military
female combatants. It can best be described as
the horrifying atrocities of female Boko Haram
terrorists.
“It should even be noted that when these female
terrorists are rescued by soldiers, they are treated
as though they are innocent females or wives of
Boko Haram. That woman who beheaded the
female captive acted with deliberate intent to kill,”
the source said.
Also speaking, other intelligence sources noted that
the discovery was quite revealing about the level of
indoctrination and radicalisation of these Boko
Haram women.
“I have seen many videos of male Boko Haram
members beheading people but certainly not a
woman, which is so gruesome.
“You can imagine that a lot of radicalisation has
been done by the Boko Haram terrorists to their
innocent captives, even women. We must therefore
be extremely careful dealing with rescued people,
even the females.
“It was purposely for that reason that the Nigerian
Army conceived the deradicalisation programme
for rescued captives.
“I have seen women carry guns, throwing petrol
bombs; I have seen female suicide bombers, but
who can say he is done knowing the full extent of
these criminal atrocities?” another source asked.
The army spokesman, who confirmed the video,
added that the military was taking the necessary
precautions to ensure that the female terrorists are
not erroneously passed out as captives.