Shakau on the run dresses on blue or black hijad - Nigerian Army

The leader of the dreaded terrorist group Boko Haram, Abubakar Shakau is said to be on the run dressed as a woman wearing hijad.


The Nigerian army has stated that the Boko Haram leader, Abubakar Shakau is now on the run dressed as a woman on hijad attire either on blue or black coloured.

According to the Director of the army public relations, Brig-Gen Sani Usman disclosed that the leader of terrorist Boko Haram group, Abubakar Shakau is always dressing as a woman on hijad to excape from the military and this is coming from a reliable information.

He said:

"While concerted efforts are ongoing to track and apprehend the fugitive terrorist leader, we implore also members of the public especially the residents of Adamawa, Borno, and Yobe States to be more vigilant.

"Be security conscious and be on the lookout of Abubakar Shakau and other terrorists that might disguise as women to escape.

"He is desperately trying to escape the theatre disguised as a woman dressed in hijad.

"We reliably gathered that to avoid detention Abubakar Shekau alternates between blue and black coloured hijads. He was last seen in a black hijad."

The army also disclosed that, the reason why the terrorist leader Shakau is on the run is as a result of concerted of troops of Operation LAFIYA DOLE on the present ongoing clearance of the Boko Haram terrorist groups through the Operation DEEP PUNCH 2.