Lagos (AFP) - Boko Haram said in a new video
on Wednesday that its elusive leader Abubakar
Shekau was alive and still in charge of the
Nigeria-based Islamist group whose six-year
insurgency has killed thousands.
"Our leader, Abubakar Shekau is alive and
remains our leader," declared a gun-wielding man
surrounded by dozens of fighters in the 17-
minute video in Arabic and Hausa that was
posted on social media.
"Our allegiance remains with (Abu Bakr) al-
Baghadadi," added the man who has appeared in
previous Boko Haram videos, referring to the
leader of the Islamic State group that has seized
large swathes of Syria and Iraq.
In March Shekau proclaimed Boko Haram's
allegiance to IS.
Shekau has not been seen on video since
February and had not spoken until an audio
message last month where he disputed the
Nigerian military's claims of successes against
the insurgents.
The shadowy leader's absence since has sparked
rumours about whether he is still alive or might
have been deposed as leader, with other videos
this year fronted by an unknown rebel.
The latest video also denied Boko Haram was
losing to the military.
"They lied that they have confiscated our arms,
that we have been chased out of our territories,
that we are in disarray," the armed militant in the
footage said.
"It is not true that 200 of our members have
surrendered. It is also not true that our wives
and children have been liberated, and that they
have been enrolled in school," he said.
"The fact is that forces of the infidels have now
resorted to propaganda because they have failed
to subdue us in any way. We are still a force to
reckon with."
The violence sparked by Boko Haram's
insurgency has claimed some 17,000 lives and
made 2.5 million homeless since 2009.
The release of the latest Boko Haram video came
as at least 14 people were killed Wednesday in
three separate suicide bomb attacks in northeast
Nigeria that were blamed on the militants.

Source: www.news.yahoo.com/boko-haram-says-leader-shekau-alive-video-210455887.html?

Hmmmm! Oya mak him show him face nah, if him knw say him b Man

Its seems the gods are laughing at this op

ok. He will soon die for real.

Thank you yahoo. we hardly get any news on bokoharam from our brown envelop media

Republlican:
Its seems the gods are laughing at this op

The gods are laughing at

stanech:
Thank you yahoo. we hardly get any news on bokoharam from our brown envelop media

Blabbing blabber, I know you are praying for him to be alive. Tell him to show his face if he's truly alive.

stanech:
Thank you yahoo. we hardly get any news on bokoharam from our brown envelop media

Brown envelope media has destroyed us with Propaganda... its refreshing to get proper information about what's on ground by an international media house like Yahoo.

cc Lalasticlala

Ok, when GMB body ordor reach him side him go know how far

This man for all we knw may be showing his videos from a bush in a city and has people fighting for him. He so annoys me!

The Russians are dealing with your boss in Syria, when they are done, we will ask them for help since the hypocritical Americans are refusing to help, daddy Putin wouldn't hesitate for sure.

Boko haram your time are numbered.

Even Boko Haram has realized that Nigerian Army is using propaganda like their Principal (PMB)and Party(APC) are using propaganda and lies to deceive their gullible ZOMBIES.

Agunnewi:
The Russians are dealing with your boss in Syria, when they are done, we will ask them for help since the hypocritical Americans are refusing to help, daddy Putin wouldn't hesitate for sure.

Boko haram your time are numbered.

Your President said that America is willing to help Nigeria to battle BH. But yet... Nothing has happened so far... We've been told so many things by this administration. But we don't seems to get any good action on ground.

Boko haram are killing and dropping bombs everywhere. And our NA will report how they've found intels on the bomb dropping and they've arrested persons involve and how they'll soon end the insurgency... But nothing of such is really happening.

This government is using the media to mislead the public. We don't get any good news again. It's either we hear the first news and wait for a counter attack or we'll just live with the propaganda spreading everytime by saharareporters.

God will help us.

donphilopus:


Blabbing blabber, I know you are praying for him to be alive. Tell him to show his face if he's truly alive.

Whether he shows his face or not is not the issue here but the fact that Boko Haram is still operating and wrecking havoc shows that someone is still in charge.

Agunnewi:
The Russians are dealing with your boss in Syria, when they are done, we will ask them for help since the hypocritical Americans are refusing to help, daddy Putin wouldn't hesitate for sure.

Boko haram your time are numbered.

And you think Putin will be willing to help when Bubu decided to seek help from the US instead of Russia and China who GEJ sort after? Might be difficult.

donphilopus:


Blabbing blabber, I know you are praying for him to be alive. Tell him to show his face if he's truly alive.

I don't care if he is alive I just don't understand why we have to get such news from Yahoo .

During Gej this would have made front page b4 bokoharam would finish making the speech

yanabasee:


Your President said that America is willing to help Nigeria to battle BH. But yet... Nothing has happened so far... We've been told so many things by this administration. But we don't seems to get any good action on ground.

Boko haram are killing and dropping bombs everywhere. And our NA will report how they've found intels on the bomb dropping and they've arrested persons involve and how they'll soon end the insurgency... But nothing of such is really happening.

This government is using the media to mislead the public. We don't get any good news again. It's either we hear the first news and wait for a counter attack or we'll just live with the propaganda spreading everytime by saharareporters.

God will help us.

We are on the same wavelength bro.

Motion pictures OR they know nah!!

Buhari and Bokoharam have many things in common. Talking to foreign media is certainly one of them.

clown-in-chief.....