Chad, who had been on the wanted list of the JTF, was said to have been killed in the Ruwan Zafi ward of the town at about 3am on Friday.
The killed Boko Haram commander was said to be a successor to one Ba'ana Assalafi, a Boko Haram commander who was killed during a shoot-out with security agencies in Sokoto last March
Military sources in the state fingered Chad as the mastermind of the multiple attacks and killings at Sanda Kyarimi Secondary School, Maiduguri where a teacher was shot dead and three female students were injured on March 18.
The JTF spokesman in the state, Lt. Col Sagir Musa, confirmed Chad's killing in a statement made available to newsmen yesterday.
"This special operation led to the death of a notorious Boko Haram terrorist, aka Mohammed Chad, an indigene of Marte, Borno State that has been on the wanted list of the
JTF. Intelligence indicated that he was involved in the planning and execution of many terror attacks in and outside Borno State.
"The killed suspected commander, is also believed to be the successor to Ba'ana Assalafi, a key Boko Haram commander that lost his life during a shoot out with security agencies in Sokoto," Sagir said in the statement
Cripple, 3 Others Remanded for Alleged Gang Rape - Adibe Emenyonu
A cripple and three other persons have been remanded in prison custody by an Oredo Chief Magistrate Court sitting in Benin City for allegedly gang-raping a 22 year old girl.
The accused persons , Saturday Enabulele(28), Moses Okoeki(18), Osasumwen Enina (17) and Junior Odubu(20), were also alleged to have on April 13 at 9 Akugbe Street, Siluko Road, Benin City, beat up the girl, tore her pant, shirt and skirt and dipped their fingers into her private part and consequently filmed her with a camera phone.
Apart from filming the victim's nudity and showing same to people, the prosecution further alleged that the accused persons and others now at large collected the girl's Nokia handset and wallet containing the sum of N10,000.
They pleaded not guilty to the 12-count charge brought against them and the trial Chief Magistrate, Peter Edo Asemota, had to remand them in prison custody in view of the prevalent rate of the offence within the court's jurisdiction. Hearing was adjourned to May 7.
from allAfrica/This Day
By Michael Olugbode, 28 April 2013
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