- Boko Haram leader
Abubakar Shekau says in the latest video that reports of the group being
crushed by the Nigerian Army during the capture of its Sambisa forest
stronghold Camp Zero were untrue
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Shekau also claims that the group is safe and far away from any
location where the Nigerian military can capture its members or defeat
it
- The authenticity of the
video is not yet confirmed and the video could have been shot several
days or weeks before the capture of Camp Zero and besides, the Shekau in
the video appears slightly different from the former one
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In answer to NAIJ.com's call to comment on the matter, the spokesman of
the Nigerian Army Brigadier-General Sani Kukasheka Usman said the
security outfit has yet to see the video and to confirm its authenticity
The
Guardian is reporting that Boko Haram leader Abubakar Shekau has
appeared in a new video to deny claims that the insurgent group has been
crushed and flushed out of its Sambisa forest stronghold.
The Boko Haram leader, who was flanked in his usual style by armed fighters, denied defeat of the insurgent group.
NAIJ.com has highlighted ten key things Abubakar Shekau said in the new video here.
“We
are safe. We have not been flushed out of anywhere. And tactics and
strategies cannot reveal our location except if Allah wills by his
decree,” The Guardian quoted Shekau as saying in the video which is said to last 25 minutes.
“You should not be telling lies to the people,” he added before querying “If you indeed crushed us, how can you see me like this? How many times have you killed us in your bogus death?”
Shekau's denial comes just a day after the
Nigerian Army briefed journalists in Maiduguri, Borno state capital
about the way the military outfit led other armed forces to take over
what is now known as Camp Zero, Boko Haram's stronghold in Sambisa
forest.
Commanding officer of Operation Lafiya Dole Lucky Irabor said at the conference that Shekau's personal qu'ran and a flag were found at the camp, left behind as he made haste to abandon the camp which was besieged by Nigerian armed forces from all directions.
Recall that President Muhammadu Buhari announced the fall of Sambisa in a goodwill message to the military on Saturday, December 24.
In the statement, the president said the fall of Sambisa's Camp Zero was achieved at around 1.35pm a day earlier.
Journalist Salkida, who is usually privy
to such videos, reacted in a rather unusual manner on his Twitter handle
to reports of the new video by Shekau.
He tweeted:
The
authenticity of the video cannot be immediately verified and may have
been shot long before the destruction of Camp Zero by the Nigerian armed
forces.
On its part, the Nigerian Army has said it is not aware of the existence of such a video.
Nigerian
Army's spokesperson Brigadier-General S.K. Usman, when called by
NAIJ.com for comments on the development on Thursday, December 29, said
the military is yet to see the video of Shekau's denial.
BREAKING: Boko Haram leader Shekau surfaces in new video, denies fall of Sambisa
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