The Nigerian Army has begun a fresh manhunt for the fourth batch of wanted 86 Boko Haram fighters including the two factional leaders Abubakar Shekau and Maman Al -Barnawi.
A banner showing photographs of the wanted terrorists was unveiled by the Borno State Governor Babagana Zulum and the Chief of Army Staff Tukur Buratai on Wednesday during the indoctrination of members of the civilian joint task force into the operations of Operation Lafiya Dole in Maiduguri .
“We request your full cooperation. The public as well as the Civilian JTF, you will have a copy each, so you’ll follow up,” Buratai said during the ceremony.
“Some of them may be behind your yard or parading themselves somewhere in the market-place and so on. They must be fished out and those in the forest, if you encounter them, make sure you deal with them decisively if they cannot be arrested or captured.
“It is on this note, we will also like the press to give us their full support to ensure that we have gotten the right solution to ending this menace of the Boko Haram terrorist in our state, in our country, as well as for humanity.”
In addition to efforts to continue to support the operations of the military, the governor made a donation of 100 motorcycles.
“The 100 motorcycles will be given to you immediately in order to complement this your gigantic action,” he said.
The first list of wanted Boko Haram fighters was published in 2016.
