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Nigeria - According to Chadian President, Idriss Deby, Abubakar Shekau is no longer the leader of the Boko Haram terrorist group.
Speaking during a ceremony to commemorate Chad’s 55 independence yesterday, he said there is someone "apparently called Mahamat Daoud who is said to have replaced Abubakar Shekau and he wants to negotiate with the Nigerian government,”
"For my part, I would advise not to negotiate with a terrorist." he added.
While claiming progress in the fight against the jihadists, who have repeatedly hit border areas of Cameroon, Chad and Niger, Mr Deby admitted that suicide bombers still posed a threat. But he added: "Boko Haram is decapitated. There are little groups (of Boko Haram members) scattered throughout east Nigeria, on the border with Cameroon. It is within our power to definitively overcome Boko Haram."
The Nigerian government recently revealed that it had been approached by members of the sect seeking a peace deal.
Shekau was last heard from in March 2015 when Boko Haram pledged allegiance to the Islamic State.
Telegraph.co.uk
Speaking during a ceremony to commemorate Chad’s 55 independence yesterday, he said there is someone "apparently called Mahamat Daoud who is said to have replaced Abubakar Shekau and he wants to negotiate with the Nigerian government,”
"For my part, I would advise not to negotiate with a terrorist." he added.
While claiming progress in the fight against the jihadists, who have repeatedly hit border areas of Cameroon, Chad and Niger, Mr Deby admitted that suicide bombers still posed a threat. But he added: "Boko Haram is decapitated. There are little groups (of Boko Haram members) scattered throughout east Nigeria, on the border with Cameroon. It is within our power to definitively overcome Boko Haram."
The Nigerian government recently revealed that it had been approached by members of the sect seeking a peace deal.
Shekau was last heard from in March 2015 when Boko Haram pledged allegiance to the Islamic State.
Telegraph.co.uk
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