The Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen. Tukur
Buratai, has ordered Nigerian Army officers
to capture the factional leader of the Boko
Haram sect, Abubakar Shekau, dead or alive
within 40 days. According to a statement by
the Army spokesperson, Sani Usman, Buratai
gave the order to the Theatre Commander,
Operation LAFIYA DOLE, Major General
Ibrahim Attahiru yesterday July 21st.
Buratai asked the theater commander to
employ all arsenal at his disposal to smoke
out Shekau wherever he is hiding in Nigeria.
The statement appealed to Nigerians to
please assist the Army with any information
that would lead to the accomplishment of
this task.
