Boko Haram leader, Abubakar Shekau, has dismissed the report that he had been injured in an airstrike by the Nigerian army. On Wednesday, Nigerian Air force said two of its fighter jets bombarded an area in the village where the sect members had gathered to pray, injuring the terrorist leader and killing one of his deputies in the attack. Read here
In a 14-minute Twitter video posted by on Thursday evening by prominent Boko Haram reporter, Ahmad Salkida, Shekau flanked by two hooded fighters denied the attack while speaking in Arabic and Hausa.
He said:
'As I speak, today is Thursday 7th Sha’aban (4th May) around Zuhr prayer. You claimed your jets struck at our gathering while we were praying, killed some of us and injured me near Damboa. I don’t even know the town you mentioned.
“Gather all the photojournalists, the camera men and pressmen you have, let them assess this video to determine if I was wounded. “But we are not worried. We are making this video to dispel your propaganda. Deceitful people end in shame.
“Earlier you claimed I was in Sambisa, now you said I was near Damboa road. You will never know my location. Allah kept out of sight because I believe in him and doing his biddings.
'Be patient, once my time on earth ends, I will die. Nothing will happen to me."
Speaking further, he said:
“To Buhari, Buratai and lawmakers you are shouldering a burden beyond your capacity. Your imagination (on our capacity) is more incredible than the tale of a hawk that lifts an elephant.
“So I’m alive. But if God wills that you will kill me, it is not surprising because many prophets of Allah were killed by infidels.
I will be happy to die in the cause of Allah. “Shekau is alive, Shekau is alive. I have not started killing in the name of religion yet. I will start in future.”Watch the video after the cut...
Our shameless military should stay out of the press and concentrate on crushing this fool.
ReplyDeleteIn a developed countries, people will resign from office cos of issues like dis.
ReplyDeleteHow many times has APC killed dis man?
Well...
Waiting for lai Muhammeds version of d gist
The APC has never at any time claimed to have killed him; but rather the military under the PDP government claimed such numerous times.
DeleteNo.you mean to say 'how many times has 'PDP' killed this man? Because i remember they were the ones always 'killing shekau' every other week.
DeleteAPC never claimed to have killed him. EVER. They always spoke the truth on this issue. They were never exactly sure of his location. Well, except for now where they got it wrong.
Good for him
ReplyDeleteAllah will catch you cos he did not send you all these.
ReplyDeleteSheakau d man him just dey mess up our army poor Nigerian armed forces
ReplyDeleteWhere is Lai Mohammed version and Reno Omoriki,
ReplyDeleteNigeria Millitary should just behave themselves with too much mouth.
I will be happy to die in the cause of Allah. “Shekau is alive, Shekau is alive. I have not started killing in the name of religion yet. I will start in future.” if he have not started then na God go save em children ohhh wish our army can stop been arsenal fc and be real Madrid finish this boys
ReplyDeleteApc e na see e na yansh outside so;lie lie people.
ReplyDeleteAPC and Nigeria military.. Pls stop disgracing us..do una work..nor blame or run from responsibility..
DeleteAPC and Nigeria military.. Pls stop disgracing us..do una work..nor blame or run from responsibility..
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ReplyDelete-D great anonymous now as Vivian Reginalds
Hmmmm, maybe this is another resurrected shekau talking. Can the dead talk from the grave? Oh, military men and presidency, i hail ur tenacity. .....
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