BREAKING: Shekau's Quran recovered in Sambisa, Buratai to present the Holy Book to Buhari
- The Nigerian Army has
provided updates on the
operation that led to the capture
of Sambisa Forest - Quran belonging to Abubakar
Shekau was recovered - The Holy Book will be
presented to President Buhari The Nigerian Army has
confirmed the recovery of a
Qur’an belonging to Boko
Haram leader, Abubakar Shekau
in Sambisa forest following a
military operation that led to the capture of the terrorists’
camp. President Muhammadu Buhari
had sent a goodwill message to
the army on Saturday, December
24 for the success recorded in
the fight against Boko Haram
with the capture of Camp Zero used by the terrorists.He said the Qur’an was
believed to be left behind by the
Boko Haram leader when he fled
from the forest and said the Holy
Book will be presented to the
president by Lt.-Gen. Tukur Burutai who is the chief of army
staff. Irabor said: “We believe that
the Holy Book and the flag were
abandoned by Abubakar Shekau
while he escaped. “The Book will be taken to the
Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen.
Tukur Burutai, for onward
presentation to Mr President. “We have also made a lot of
arrests. Our troops in Damboa
arrested about 15 Boko Haram
members. We also arrested one
Musa from Potiskum on
Christmas day which was Dec.25. “On Dec. 26 our troops also
intercepted two Boko Haram
suspects in Maiduguri.“We, therefore, warn residents
of the state to be wary of people
coming to hide in and around
their houses. “We are also warning residents
to report any suspected Boko
Haram members hiding in their
houses to the relevant security
agencies and any failure to do
that would tantamount to supporting and sympathising
with the sect’s activities.” It was earlier revealed that
some CJFF members who took
part in the offensive that
resulted in the capture of Camp
Zero located in the heart of
Sambisa Forest brought down the flag of Shekau.
Created at 2016-12-28 19:58:18
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