Abubakar, Boko Haram war hero dies in auto crash

Leader of onslaught against Boko Haram, Major General Yusha’u Mahmood Abubakar, is dead.

Major General Yusha’u Mahmood Abubakar

A top military source confirmed the incident yesterday, stating that the former Commander of Operation Lafiye Dole died in an auto accident along Damaturu Road.
The Nigerian Army confirmed this in a statement last night, saying “the Nigerian Army wishes to inform the public of the involvement of its Chief of Training and Operations (Army), Major General Yusha’u Mahmood Abubakar and the Acting General Officer Commanding 3 Division, Nigerian Army, Brigadier General M. S. A. Aliyu in a road traffic accident along Maiduguri-Damaturu Road today (yesterday).
“Regrettably, we lost Major General Yusha’u Abubakar to the accident, while Brigadier General Aliyu sustained some injuries and is receiving treatment.”