Leader of Boko Haram, Abubakar Shekau, said in a YouTube message on Monday October 1, 2012, that the sect’s spokesman, Abu Qaqa, is still alive.
In a short video (See The Video Below), Shekau claimed that 10 wives of Boko Haram members are currently being detained by Nigerian officials, an action he described as “demeaning,” and threatened a round of reprisals on wives of government officials.
Two weeks ago, Nigeria troops recently claimed they had killed some senior commanders of Boko Haram near Kano and arrested others. One of those reportedly killed was Abu Qaqa.
Recall that last February, the JTF also claimed it had arrested Qaqa, but the Boko Haram leadership denied the announcement, insisting that the man under arrest was not Abu Qaqa but Abu Darda, who was identified as the head of the group’s enlightenment committee.
Monday's announcement by Shekau is another challenge to the intelligence-management abilities of the Nigerian government and its Joint Task Force, JTF, which has been conducting unprecedented operations in some States in the North in the past two weeks.
Recall that last February, the JTF also claimed it had arrested Qaqa, but the Boko Haram leadership denied the announcement, insisting that the man under arrest was not Abu Qaqa but Abu Darda, who was identified as the head of the group’s enlightenment committee.
Monday's announcement by Shekau is another challenge to the intelligence-management abilities of the Nigerian government and its Joint Task Force, JTF, which has been conducting unprecedented operations in some States in the North in the past two weeks.
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