We have evidence that Shekau has been killed – DHQ

John Enenche, a major general and defence spokesperson,
says the Nigerian military has evidence that Abubakar Shekau, the
Boko Haram leader has been killed, but adds that there are many
Shekaus.

Speaking in an interview with Osasu Igbinedion on The
Osasu Show, Enenche said Boko Haram has been
defeated but total peace can never be achieved in the northeast —
like any other part of the world.

“Boko Haram has been defeated, but defeat is a process to
achieving total peace. Defeat is a package and it has started; so
why can we say categorically and confidently that Boko Haram has
been defeated? We can say that because before then, you will agree
with me that you cant move around the way people move around in the
north-east now.

“Insurgents and terrorists had total control over some local
governments, they were already collecting taxes as government, but
now it is no longer so. They have been defeated, there is a level
of security in Nigeria, but does that mean there is no armed
robbery in Nigeria? If you study sociology, criminality, crime and
all these vices are part of human living.

“There is no total peace anywhere in the world, and it can never
exist. It is normal, it is a usual abnormality that comes with
human existence.”

Speaking about the repeated claims of the death of Shekau, the
Boko Haram leader, Enenche said it is unfortunate that Nigerians
will believe insurgents.

“It is rather unfortunate that people will believe liars and
insurgents, criminals, who don’t have the love of this country at
heart. How true is it that the person you are seeing is the leader
of Boko Haram? Somebody that appears on a video? Who can verify it,
where is the forensic proof.

“The eveidence that we have that any Shekau that ever eliminated
has been eliminated is as a result of our after action report. When
you attack an area and there were individuals there from your
intelligence, surveillance and recconaisance report, and now you
take out that place and there’s nothing left, that is an
evidence.

“Anything can be uploaded, there is no forensic evidence that
can say this. There are many Shekaus, there are various Shekaus,
which is my strong belief.

“A Shekau is still alive, people keep posing as Shekaus, but who
knows the real Shekau? Only the indigenes and the poeple that are
there, and people like carrying big names, that is why we keep
knocking out any Shekau that comes up.”

John Enenche, a major general and defence spokesperson,
says the Nigerian military has evidence that Abubakar Shekau, the
Boko Haram leader has been killed, but adds that there are many
Shekaus.

Speaking in an interview with Osasu Igbinedion on The
Osasu Show, Enenche said Boko Haram has been
defeated but total peace can never be achieved in the northeast —
like any other part of the world.

“Boko Haram has been defeated, but defeat is a process to
achieving total peace. Defeat is a package and it has started; so
why can we say categorically and confidently that Boko Haram has
been defeated? We can say that because before then, you will agree
with me that you cant move around the way people move around in the
north-east now.

“Insurgents and terrorists had total control over some local
governments, they were already collecting taxes as government, but
now it is no longer so. They have been defeated, there is a level
of security in Nigeria, but does that mean there is no armed
robbery in Nigeria? If you study sociology, criminality, crime and
all these vices are part of human living.

“There is no total peace anywhere in the world, and it can never
exist. It is normal, it is a usual abnormality that comes with
human existence.”

Speaking about the repeated claims of the death of Shekau, the
Boko Haram leader, Enenche said it is unfortunate that Nigerians
will believe insurgents.

“It is rather unfortunate that people will believe liars and
insurgents, criminals, who don’t have the love of this country at
heart. How true is it that the person you are seeing is the leader
of Boko Haram? Somebody that appears on a video? Who can verify it,
where is the forensic proof.

“The eveidence that we have that any Shekau that ever eliminated
has been eliminated is as a result of our after action report. When
you attack an area and there were individuals there from your
intelligence, surveillance and recconaisance report, and now you
take out that place and there’s nothing left, that is an
evidence.

“Anything can be uploaded, there is no forensic evidence that
can say this. There are many Shekaus, there are various Shekaus,
which is my strong belief.

“A Shekau is still alive, people keep posing as Shekaus, but who
knows the real Shekau? Only the indigenes and the poeple that are
there, and people like carrying big names, that is why we keep
knocking out any Shekau that comes up.”