By Tosin Olatokunbo
Elusive Boko Haram leader, Abubakar Shekau is in a critical condition, an Anglican clergy based in Bornu, Desmond Yuana has said.
The reverend father disclosed this on the heels of revelation, last month, by a captured fighter, Mohammed Adamu, that the insurgent commander has been wounded in an air raid by the Nigerian Airforce.
Yuana said during a sermon he had a revelation that the boko haram leader’s condition has reached the point of death. Shekau now needs the prayers of all Nigerian to survive his ailment, the clergy man said.
Recall that the teenage boko haram soldier recently said Shekau could no longer walk effectively after being wounded, following an air raid on his hideout in Sambisa forest by the Airforce.
Shekau had recently claimed responsibility for the kidnap of scores of secondary students in Katsina state, last month.
In an audio tape released after the kidnap, Shekau said: “Our brothers were behind the abduction in Katsina,” even though the state government later debunked the claim, noting that the islamist leader was merely seeking attention.
Shekau has been declared killed by the Nigerian military more than three times. On each occasion, he had debunked such reports, releasing more videos to taunt the Nigerian military.
Meanwhile, President Muhammadu Buhari has assured the nation that the insurgency problem will be over by the end of the year.
The president who spoke on the commemoration of the yearly armed Forces Day celebration, said he has directed the armed forces to end banditry and insurgency in the country.
