SHEKAU ABANDONED 83 CONCUBINES BEHIND — EX-COMMANDERS OF BOKO HARAM

83 concubines were left behind by the late Boko Haram leader Abubakar Shekau, according to several fighters who have surrendered.

Shekau was said to have perished in May 2021 in Borno State's Sambisa Forest during a conflict with another insurgent organization, according to Mon Diaries.

Speaking in Maiduguri on Saturday, Brig. Gen. Abdullahi Ishaq (rtd), Special Adviser to Borno State Governor on Security, claimed that after the late Shekau's companions surrendered and embraced peace, some of them told him about Shekau's concubines.

"We started this non-kinetic approach 16th months ago, the model started shortly after the death of Abubakar Shekau and the state government didn't want Islamic State of West African Province (ISWAP) to continue using the Shekau's fighters; we know it would be deadly.

"So, the first of fighter that I received in Bama told me that Shekau had 83 concubines, just imagine he left behind 83 concubines.

"They said he is now in hell because he committed suicide during his clash with other fraction. He always told them go out and fights, if they die in the process several virgins are waiting for them," he said.

He continued by adding that many combatants regretted their acts and claimed Shekau had mislead them.

Many of the fighters, he continued, were ignorant of proper ablution techniques.

"Let me say this, many of his commanders were bitter after he committed suicide because that act contradict what he preached. I can tell you that many of these fighters don't know how to perform simple ablution not to talk of how to do prayers. We had to start teaching them after we brought them to Maiduguri. Ishaq said.