Troops kill Shekau, four other terrorists in Yobe

Troops attached to Sector 2, Operation Hadin Kai in collaboration with local vigilante have counter an attack by Boko Haram terrorists on Sabon Fegi community in Buni Yadi, Gujba local government area of Yobe State.
Intelligence sources according to a counter-insurgency and security expert in Lake Chad, Zagazola Makama, disclosed that the attack, which occurred at approximately 11am, resulted in a hot gun duel that left no fewer than four terrorists dead.
FUSION CHRONICLES NIGERIA NEWSPAPER gathered that among the terrorist leaders neutralised include a notorious Boko Haram commander, Abu Shekau. The troops also recovered several weapons from the insurgents after engaging them with superior firepower, forcing others to flee and securing a decisive victory for the security forces.
Shekau, a staunch loyalist and admirer of the late Boko Haram leader Abubakar Shekau, was considered a significant figure within the terror group. Abu Shekau (father of Shekau) had named his son after Abubakar Shekau as a mark of reverence for the group’s former ruthless leader who is of blessed memories.