that Boko Haram's leader, Abubakar Shekau or his
clone, said to have been killed in Konduga last
month by Nigerian troops, is alive.
Shekau had released a video today through AFP
saying he is very much alive but in a statement
released on their website, Nigerian Military Defence
says that's not true. That the video is a pre-recorded
version of Shekau's usual taunts while he was still
alive. Here's the statement:
"The Defence Headquarters is studying the claims
made in the video purportedly released by the
terrorists showing their leader Abubakar Shekau as
dismissing his death. From immediate observation
and what some online news outlets claimed to have
seen,
the video did not indicate when it was shot neither
did it show any proof of life or currency such as
screen time or date. The video also did not make any
reference to anything that has happened since the
impostor's reported death.
It is also noteworthy that the air plane said to be
mentioned in the video had been missing before he
was killed. It should not surprise anybody if the
terrorists decide to manipulate pictures, clone
another Shekau or upload a pre-recorded video all in
a bid to prove invincible.
As far as we are concerned, the individual who was
appearing in video and claiming to be the leader of
the terrorist group was killed in the Kondunga battle
in September. The resemblance of the corpse and
that of the eccentric character was incontrovertible.
His identity was equally corroborated by people who
knew him before we announced his death.
So, while waiting to see the new video before any
further statement, our message to them is that
justice will be served to whoever bears that name or
designation and whoever engages in act"
SOMAYINA OFFOR
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