The social media accounts used by Boko Haram to recruit new members, has been discovered by the Nigerian army. This new development was disclosed by Murtala Usman, artillery commander of operation Lafiya Dole, while speaking in Maiduguri at the ongoing Nigerian army combat support training week.
He said the link was discovered during interrogation of a highly-placed Boko Haram commander known as Malu-Mamman Barde. “Barde is among the most wanted Boko Haram suspect that had committed so many atrocities against humanity. Through the suspect’s mobile phone, we found several videos soliciting finance for the group. We also found offensive some other videos where Barde was seen preaching Jihad and the ideology of the group. Most of Barde’s pictures were that of Abu-Mosad Albarnawi and other Boko Haram fighter posing with anti-air craft guns, rockets and Boko Haram flag,” Usman said.
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