Mr. Salkida’s tweet appeared to confirm that
the Boko Haram “officer” killed by Nigerian
soldiers in Konduga was a different person
from Mr. Shekau. In fact, Nigerian security
officials have maintained for months that Mr.
Shekau was dead, apparently killed by his
own disaffected lieutenants in an internal
rivalry for control of the terrorist
organization.
Ahmed Salkida, a Dubai-based Nigerian journalist
who reportedly maintains communication with
some leaders of the Islamist insurgent group Boko
Haram, claimed today that the sect’s leader,
Abubakar Shekau, is alive and well. Mr. Salkida
denied reports asserting that Nigerian troops had killed the
mercurial and fiendish Shekau, the speaker and voice in
numerous videos released by Boko Haram.
Ahmed Salkida, journalist
In a tweet earlier today, Mr. Salkida also
dismissed media reports that the Nigerian government was
negotiating with Boko Haram for the release of more
than 200 schoolgirls kidnapped in mid-April by Boko Haram
militants in Chibok, Borno State. The reporter’s tweet also
described as untrue reports that the International Red Cross
(IRC) was working on a deal that would persuade Boko
Haram to free the abducted Chibok schoolgirls in exchange
for the release of detained Islamist insurgents in the
custody of Nigerian security agencies.
Mark my words: I have it on authority that Shekau
is well & alive, the picture going round is NOT the
person who torments us with his group
Ahmad Salkida
@ContactSalkida
Mark my words: There is NO negotiation either by
the @ICRC or any negotiator on the release of
#chibokgirls with #BH Shura as I write this
2:41 PM - 22 Sep 2014
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Earlier today, SaharaReporters had published a report to the
effect that a Nigerian intelligence source revealed that the
person whose dead body is seen in photos circulating in
news reports was not Shekau but one “Mohammed
Bashir”.
Our intelligence source stated that the dead Islamist
figure, who bore a striking semblance to
Mr. Shekau, was indeed a look-alike who appeared in
videos released by the Islamist sect.
Mr. Salkida’s tweet appeared to confirm that the Boko
Haram “officer” killed by Nigerian soldiers in Konduga was
a different person from Mr. Shekau. In fact, Nigerian
security officials have maintained for months that Mr.
Shekau was dead, apparently killed by his own disaffected
lieutenants in an internal rivalry for control of the terrorist
organization.
Mark my words: I have it on authority that Shekau
is well & alive, the picture going round is NOT the
person who torments us with his group
2:39 PM - 22 Sep 2014
Ahmad Salkida
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However, Salkida sent out another tweet today which
appeared to cast doubt on the fact that Shekau indeed had
a double.
So Shekau has a double? So it was his double I met
during the failed attempt to negotiate an end to the
plight of #chibokgirls ? Oh #Nigeria
7:36 PM - 22 Sep 2014
Ahmad Salkida
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A confidential debriefing document by the Nigerian
army obtained last week by SaharaReporters also
acknowledged that Mr. Shekau stayed permanently in his
holdout in Sambisa Forest and was not in the habit of
venturing out to battles. Item “R” of the document stated,
”Shekau has his wife and 2 children in Sambisa Forest. He
is Kanuri, he speaks Hausa and he does not travel.”
Meanwhile, a Nigerian security source told SaharaReporters
that there was evidence of a growing frustration among
insurgent fighters and a simmering power struggle between
some of the sect’s top figures. He disclosed that some of
the insurgents who surrendered to Nigerian troops last
week in Konduga have told army interrogators that
they decided to give up after their commander executed two
of their leaders who led the failed attack on Konduga. The
source told SaharaReporters that the insurgents, who are
being kept in one of the barracks in Maiduguri, told
interrogators that they fled from a camp near Bama after
their commander shot dead two insurgent field officers
“for losing valuable weapons to infidels.” He added that the
surrendering militants claimed they were reluctant and
small-time fighters who were recently recruited from towns
and villagers taken by Boko Haram.
The insurgents’ foiled attempt to seize Konduga, which was
a first step in their plan to attack the Borno State capital,
Maiduguri, is being seen as a possible turning point in
the war between the insurgents and increasingly confident
Nigerian soldiers. Nigerian troops killed hundreds of
insurgents in the battle for Konduga and also seized an
armored tank and several vehicles from the Boko Haram
fighters. Incidentally, Boko Haram insurgents had originally
captured thetank and vehicles from the Nigerian army in
previous battles.
For close to two weeks, the insurgents have not been able
to reproduce their earlier streak of victories over Nigerian
troops. Instead, they have been routed in Konduga and
driven out of Baza in Adamawa State.
the Boko Haram “officer” killed by Nigerian
soldiers in Konduga was a different person
from Mr. Shekau. In fact, Nigerian security
officials have maintained for months that Mr.
Shekau was dead, apparently killed by his
own disaffected lieutenants in an internal
rivalry for control of the terrorist
organization.
Ahmed Salkida, a Dubai-based Nigerian journalist
who reportedly maintains communication with
some leaders of the Islamist insurgent group Boko
Haram, claimed today that the sect’s leader,
Abubakar Shekau, is alive and well. Mr. Salkida
denied reports asserting that Nigerian troops had killed the
mercurial and fiendish Shekau, the speaker and voice in
numerous videos released by Boko Haram.
Ahmed Salkida, journalist
In a tweet earlier today, Mr. Salkida also
dismissed media reports that the Nigerian government was
negotiating with Boko Haram for the release of more
than 200 schoolgirls kidnapped in mid-April by Boko Haram
militants in Chibok, Borno State. The reporter’s tweet also
described as untrue reports that the International Red Cross
(IRC) was working on a deal that would persuade Boko
Haram to free the abducted Chibok schoolgirls in exchange
for the release of detained Islamist insurgents in the
custody of Nigerian security agencies.
Mark my words: I have it on authority that Shekau
is well & alive, the picture going round is NOT the
person who torments us with his group
Ahmad Salkida
@ContactSalkida
Mark my words: There is NO negotiation either by
the @ICRC or any negotiator on the release of
#chibokgirls with #BH Shura as I write this
2:41 PM - 22 Sep 2014
Ahmad Salkida
@ContactSalkida
Follow
117 RETWEETS 7 FAVORITES
22 Sep
Earlier today, SaharaReporters had published a report to the
effect that a Nigerian intelligence source revealed that the
person whose dead body is seen in photos circulating in
news reports was not Shekau but one “Mohammed
Bashir”.
Our intelligence source stated that the dead Islamist
figure, who bore a striking semblance to
Mr. Shekau, was indeed a look-alike who appeared in
videos released by the Islamist sect.
Mr. Salkida’s tweet appeared to confirm that the Boko
Haram “officer” killed by Nigerian soldiers in Konduga was
a different person from Mr. Shekau. In fact, Nigerian
security officials have maintained for months that Mr.
Shekau was dead, apparently killed by his own disaffected
lieutenants in an internal rivalry for control of the terrorist
organization.
Mark my words: I have it on authority that Shekau
is well & alive, the picture going round is NOT the
person who torments us with his group
2:39 PM - 22 Sep 2014
Ahmad Salkida
@ContactSalkida
Follow
232 RETWEETS 18 FAVORITES
However, Salkida sent out another tweet today which
appeared to cast doubt on the fact that Shekau indeed had
a double.
So Shekau has a double? So it was his double I met
during the failed attempt to negotiate an end to the
plight of #chibokgirls ? Oh #Nigeria
7:36 PM - 22 Sep 2014
Ahmad Salkida
@ContactSalkida
Follow
101 RETWEETS 9 FAVORITES
A confidential debriefing document by the Nigerian
army obtained last week by SaharaReporters also
acknowledged that Mr. Shekau stayed permanently in his
holdout in Sambisa Forest and was not in the habit of
venturing out to battles. Item “R” of the document stated,
”Shekau has his wife and 2 children in Sambisa Forest. He
is Kanuri, he speaks Hausa and he does not travel.”
Meanwhile, a Nigerian security source told SaharaReporters
that there was evidence of a growing frustration among
insurgent fighters and a simmering power struggle between
some of the sect’s top figures. He disclosed that some of
the insurgents who surrendered to Nigerian troops last
week in Konduga have told army interrogators that
they decided to give up after their commander executed two
of their leaders who led the failed attack on Konduga. The
source told SaharaReporters that the insurgents, who are
being kept in one of the barracks in Maiduguri, told
interrogators that they fled from a camp near Bama after
their commander shot dead two insurgent field officers
“for losing valuable weapons to infidels.” He added that the
surrendering militants claimed they were reluctant and
small-time fighters who were recently recruited from towns
and villagers taken by Boko Haram.
The insurgents’ foiled attempt to seize Konduga, which was
a first step in their plan to attack the Borno State capital,
Maiduguri, is being seen as a possible turning point in
the war between the insurgents and increasingly confident
Nigerian soldiers. Nigerian troops killed hundreds of
insurgents in the battle for Konduga and also seized an
armored tank and several vehicles from the Boko Haram
fighters. Incidentally, Boko Haram insurgents had originally
captured thetank and vehicles from the Nigerian army in
previous battles.
For close to two weeks, the insurgents have not been able
to reproduce their earlier streak of victories over Nigerian
troops. Instead, they have been routed in Konduga and
driven out of Baza in Adamawa State.
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