Falmata Abubakar, the mother of Boko Haram leader,
Abubakar Shekau, has reportedly spoken for the first
time since her son became terrorist, leading ferocious
attacks on communities and towns in the north-
eastern part of Nigeria.
Falmata spoke with Hausa service of the Voice of
America (VOA) in the village of Shekau, Yobe
state.
Quoting a report published on Thursday, June 14
by the VOA, Premium Times said Shekau’s late
father was the Imam of the village mosque
before his death while Falmata said she had no
idea where her son was or his situation.
I don’t know whether he is dead or alive, only God knows,
I have not seen him in the last 15 years,” she reportedly
said adding that Shekau left the village for
Maiduguri, the capital of Borno state as a young
boy in search of Islamic knowledge.
She added that the leader of the Boko Haram sect
was an ‘almajiri boy’ who walks around the
streets of Maiduguri looking for food.
According to her, it was in the course of seeking
Islamic knowledge that Shekau came into contact
with the founder of Boko Haram, Mohammed
Yusuf, who indoctrinated her son.
“I did not set my eyes on him since he came into contact
with Mohammed Yusuf.
“I know he is my son, and everyone knows a mother’s love
for her son, but our attitude to life is different.
“He has put so many people in serious difficulty, I pray that
God guides him right,” she said adding that she will
not curse his son.
“He has chosen a path different from the one we put him
on, only God knows what he has become now,” she said
Abubakar Shekau, has reportedly spoken for the first
time since her son became terrorist, leading ferocious
attacks on communities and towns in the north-
eastern part of Nigeria.
Falmata spoke with Hausa service of the Voice of
America (VOA) in the village of Shekau, Yobe
state.
Quoting a report published on Thursday, June 14
by the VOA, Premium Times said Shekau’s late
father was the Imam of the village mosque
before his death while Falmata said she had no
idea where her son was or his situation.
I don’t know whether he is dead or alive, only God knows,
I have not seen him in the last 15 years,” she reportedly
said adding that Shekau left the village for
Maiduguri, the capital of Borno state as a young
boy in search of Islamic knowledge.
She added that the leader of the Boko Haram sect
was an ‘almajiri boy’ who walks around the
streets of Maiduguri looking for food.
According to her, it was in the course of seeking
Islamic knowledge that Shekau came into contact
with the founder of Boko Haram, Mohammed
Yusuf, who indoctrinated her son.
“I did not set my eyes on him since he came into contact
with Mohammed Yusuf.
“I know he is my son, and everyone knows a mother’s love
for her son, but our attitude to life is different.
“He has put so many people in serious difficulty, I pray that
God guides him right,” she said adding that she will
not curse his son.
“He has chosen a path different from the one we put him
on, only God knows what he has become now,” she said
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