The President of Chad, Idriss Deby on Wednesday, March 4, 2015 dared the leader of the dreaded insurgency group under the auspices of Boko Haram, Abubakar Shekau, to either surrender or face death.
According to Punch, Deby told a news conference in N’djamena, that he knows the whereabouts of Shekau, who, according to him, was sighted in Dikwa , a village in Borno State two days ago.
He said, “Abubakar Shekau must surrender. We know where he is. If he doesn’t give himself up he will suffer the same fate as his compatriots.
“He (Shekau) was in Dikwa two days ago. He managed to get away but we know where he is. It’s in his interests to surrender.
The troops from Chad had earlier in the week, recaptured the village from the hands of the Islamist extremists.
The troops killed more than 100 insurgents in Dikwa which is about 85 kilometres away from Maiduguri, the Borno State capital.
During the encounter, the terrorists reportedly invaded a huge building where they hid themselves inside wardrobes.
Unfortunately for them, the troops were able to fish them out and fired shots which killed most of them in their hideout.
However, one of the insurgents in a defence bid, entered a bus laden with gas canisters and blew it up, killing a Chadian soldier and injuring 34.
“They came to hide here as we advanced,” one of the soldiers said, pointing to the bodies in the wardrobes.
Confirming the killings, the Chadian army spokesman, Col. Azem Bermandoa, said his men chased those who escaped about 15 kilometres out of the town, where many walls were sprayed with bullets and most houses were abandoned.
