Boko haram: We took sect leader Abubakar Shekau for granted – Senator Ndume
By Bilesanmi Olalekan Senator Muhammed Ndume - Borno South - was the Minority Leader in the House of Reps as an ANPP lawmaker before he moved to the PDP and then became a senator. His political career took a twist when he was accused of sponsoring the Boko Haram Islamist group. In this interview, he hails the onslaught against Boko Haram by the military forces but says the insurgency by the sect festered after government took it for granted that Boko Haram leader Abubakar Shekau died during a raid on his hideout in 2012. Ndume warns that same mistake should not be made in the wake of the current claim that the sect leader has been killed. The senator also speaks on some other national issues. Where were you and what was your reaction when you heard that the leader of Boko Haram, Abubakar Shekau, was dead? First of all, I was not very sure since his body was not shown and there was no categorical statement from the military that he was dead, like the American military told the world a...