The Chief of Army staff of Nigeria has given his men 40 days to capture Shekau

The Chief of army staff of Nigeria,Tukur Buratai has given Ibrahim Attahiru, theatre commanderand his other men, a 40-day ultimatum to capture Abubakar Shekau, leader of the Boko Haram sect.

According to the Army spokesman,Sani Usman, a directive has been given by their boss Buratai. Attahiru was advised to use all techniques at his disposal to find Shekau.

A statement was released today on how he theater commander, operation lafiya dole, major general Ibrahim Attahiru,has been instructed by his supurior Tukar Yusufu Buratai, the Chief of Army Staff, Nigerian Army Lieutenant General, to capture Abubakar Shekau, the so-called and self-styled leader of Boko Haram terrorists group, 'dead or alive', he was further instructed to do so within 40 days.

“He is to employ all arsenal at the disposal of the theatre command to smoke out Shekau wherever he is hiding in Nigeria.

“The general public is please requested to also assist and volunteer information that would lead to the accomplishment of this task.”

Shekau has been declared dead on several occasions by the military, but the militant leader has always debunked the report.

In a video in June, Shekau showed how insurgents sacked a military post at the outskirts of Maiduguri, Borno state.

In the 33-minute video, Shekau displayed ammunition and camouflage among other items seized from fleeing soldiers.

“This is just the beginning,” Shekau had said.

While mocking the military for going after them in Sambisa forest, the leader of the insurgents claimed that they were somewhere within Maiduguri, this was before he attacked President Muhammadu Buhari and Buratai a month earlier, saying both men were shouldering a burden beyond their capacities.

Shekau said “to Buhari, Buratai and lawmakers you are shouldering a burden beyond your capacity. Your imagination is more incredible than the tale of a hawk that lifts an elephant”.

“So I’m alive. But if its God wills that you will kill me, it is not surprising because many prophets of Allah were killed by infidels. I will be happy to die in the cause of Allah.