Boko Haram sect
Ali
Gaga, a prominent Boko Haram Commander, has been killed by other
commanders of the terrorist group while planning to surrender to the
military authorities and escape with about 300 captives from their
den, a competent source disclosed.
According
to a release by PRNigeria, a source which claimed anonymity said
that Ali Gaga was killed by other commanders loyal to Mamman Nur's
faction who got a hint of his unexecuted plan.
It
was further learnt in a video exclusively obtained, that Gaga had
already perfected his plan to surrender to the Military authorities
in a negotiation brokered by a prominent non- governmental
organization (NGO) conversant with the issues, when his plan was
leaked to other Boko haram Commanders, resulting to his execution.
The
sources said that Gaga, was a Fulani man from Taraba state and was
forced to join the Mamman Nur's faction of the group three years ago
after his cows were seized from him by Boko Haram on the fringe of
the Lake Chad.
"Gaga
was trained on how to fight wars and engage in combat operations. He
also possessed an extraordinary ability to know the terrain because
he was a herdsman. This elevated him to a level of a Commanding
Officer by the Mamman Nur's Faction,” the sources further said.
"Gaga
was not interested in holding captives for ransom like others. What
is paramount to him is getting his livestock and continue what he was
doing as a herdsman and reunite with his family".
It
was also revealed that Gaga was already in touch with foreign
influencers who would have rescued him and others before he was
killed.
In
one of the videos obtained by PRNigeria, Gaga spoke in Hausa language
and introduced other leaders working towards rescuing and escaping
with the captives to surrender to the military authority.
He
also expressed gratitude to prominent leaders of Non-Governmental
Organisations (NGOs) persuading them to surrender and assured them of
adequate safety and protection once they surrendered voluntarily.
“We
are tired of this senseless act of terrorism. We are ready to
surrender with my people and other captive and live a normal
away from this unfortunate terrain of needless suffering,” he said
in about 3-minute video recording in a forest.
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