SOURCE: THE NATION
Boko Haram militants yesterday released a videoin which the speaker did not identify himself, re-affirming their allegiance to the Islamic State and its leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi.
He asserted that Boko Haram, also known as IS West Africa Province, was still under the leadership of Abubakar Shekau, who hasn’t appeared in a video since February.
The man, who spoke in both Arabic and heavily accented Hausa, denied claims by the military that some members of Boko Haram had surrendered to the army.
He also denied that the military had rescued some women and children abducted by Boko Haram, saying the security forces had failed on the battle front and were now resorting to a media campaign to rubbish the insurgents.
The violent campaign by the group would not be derailed, he said.
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