There is growing internal dissent and frustration
among Boko Haram’s rank and file members,
especially related to their attacks on Internally
Displaced Person (IDP) camps, according to
statements made to Ahmad Salkida.


According to Mr. Salkida on his news site , “there
is a raging controversy within the rank and file” of
Boko Haram “over its continued attacks on
internally displaced camps and other
indiscriminate attacks on poor communities in the
Lake Chad area over the past months.” Mr.
Salkida learned, from speaking with sources
placed in the Boko Haram organization, that
“many [have been] grumbling silently, some have
openly voiced their opposition to the elusive
Abubakar Shekau over these ‘unexplained attacks
on the innocent.’”


It will be recalled that in the past month there
have been several Boko Haram attacks targeting
civilians, especially residing in IDP camps, killing
more than one hundred. The change in tactical
focus by the group correlates to the Nigerian
military’s increased presence in the Northeast
region Boko Haram controlled with near total
impunity for several years, according to many
analysts.


Since February 2015, the Nigerian military and
presidential administrations of Goodluck Jonathan
and Muhammadu Buhari have made significant
progress to reclaim occupied territory from the
terrorist group and recover significant weaponry
or military hardware. Mr. Buhari announced that
the military headquarters would be moved to
Maiduguri, the capital of Borno State, to
coordinate Nigeria’s offensive against Boko
Haram.


Sources speaking to Mr. Salkida have said that
there is division within Boko Haram’s ranks about
the need to attack civilians in IDP camps. One
reason to attack these civilians is because
Nigerians living in these camps have fled to the
protection and support of the Federal Government,
which is in opposition to Boko Haram. According
to one source speaking with him, “these refugees
are seen by a segment within the group’s
leadership as supportive of the government’s war
against the group and therefore deserving of the
group’s attacks.”


Other Boko Haram members believe attacking
these camps, “shows nowhere is safe for these
people and continues to pile pressure and
embarrassment on the government.”


Mr. Salkida notes that “a growing number of the
insurgents are unhappy with the way the original
design of the group is fading out and it is
increasingly being replaced by individual vengeful
ploys instead of a campaign by doctrine.”


He has found that there has been “raging
disquiet” among many Boko Haram members and
some have deserted or left to fight in Libya and
Syria. One deserter told Mr. Salkida that “I am
convinced that the innocent that we killed in cold
blood will change places with us on the day of
judgment, they may find solace in the Lord and
those of us that have not changed our ways, may
burn in Hell.”


There have been increased reports in recent
months of Boko Haram members storming remote
villages and looting it of foodstuffs as well as
suicide attacks on soft targets like IDP camps and
markets.


saharareporters.com/2016/02/15/growing-division-desertion-among-boko-haram-members-over-attacks-civilians

Was the reporter present when the rank and file questioned shekau or is it just another assumption.

Why can't this extremist blow up yam eaters?
Why target the poor? No one cares about us
But just target a government officials and watch how much attention you'll get

But then again, they dont have the brains to pull that off too, even the devil is angry at you.

You dey vex gaan o

But it's true sha

Dudeweedlmao:
Why can't this extremist blow up yam eaters?
Why target the poor? No one cares about us
But just target a government officials and watch how much attention you'll get

But then again, they dont have the brains to pull that off too, even the devil is angry at you.

God will put more confusion on the camp of those killing innocent ones.