US offers N2.52b reward for Boko Haram leader Shekau’s arrest
- The United State government has placed a bounty of $7million on the leader of Boko Haram, Abubakar Shekau
- The US said that the amount would be for anybody who provides information that could lead to the arrest of Shakau
- According to the report, a sum of $5million reward was also placed on information on 3 ISIS leaders
A report by Rewards for Justice indicates that the United States Department of State has offered a juicy $7m reward, about N2.52 billion for information that can lead to the arrest of the Boko Haram leader, Abubakar Shekau, terrorising Nigeria and the neighbouring countries.
PM News reports that the bounty was the biggest placed on all the terrorists declared wanted by the United States government.
“Every government and every citizen has a stake in bringing terrorists to justice and in preventing acts of terrorism,” the US State Department said.
Legit.ng gathered that the offer was made on the French version of the official Twitter account of the US State Department Rewards for Justice Program.
The notice provides the contact details for anyone who is interested in collecting the bounty as #Whatsapp: +1 202 975 9195 and #Telegram: @RFJ_Francais_bot.
According to the report, it was not clear why the Department of State chose to declare Shekau wanted in the French version of its Twitter accounts.
In the English version of the Twitter account, which was opened on February 27, the Reward for Justice Program also offered $5million reward for information on 3 ISIS leaders and another $6m on another terror group AQAP leaders.
“Up to $5 million for information on ISIS key leaders Hajji ‘Abdallah, Hajji Hamid and Hajji Taysir. Justice never sleeps, and never stops looking for ISIS terrorists. If you have information ISIS, please submit a tip. 100% confidential. http://rewardsforjustice.net #RFJ”, the tweet said.
Abubakar Shekau is the leader of Boko Haram. Boko Haram, which means “Western education is forbidden,” is a Nigeria-based terrorist organisation that terrorises Nigerians, especially people from the north.
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Meanwhile, Legit.ng had previously reported that Nasir El-Rufai, Kaduna governor rekindled commitment towards ending the menace of banditry in the state following a reprisal attack on some villages in Igabi and Giwa local government.
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