Shekau Resurfaces Again In Recorded Video, Taunts Military, GEJ, Obama, Hollande Abubakar Shekau, the leader of the terrorist group Boko Haram who the Nigerian military claimed was killed in combat in August has resurfaced in a recorded video distributed to select journalists in Maiduguri, Borno State, taunting and mocking the military as well as US President Barack Obama, President Goodluck Jonathan and French President Francois Hollande. Surrounded by masked armed lieutenants, Shekau in his usual sarcasm and laughter while speaking in Hausa claimed responsibility for the recent killings in the Borno area and promised more deadly attacks against the military and civilians until democracy is crippled. “The world should know that I cannot die except by the will of Allah. I have told you that all that I do is prescribed by the Quran. The essence of it is to carry out the injunctions. Don’t bother yourselves stopping me because I cannot be stopped. The war is more grievous than you think, and it will consume you. “I swear by Allah that there will be no democracy in Nigeria. We are going to rise against it and we shall soon defeat it… “The concept of government of the people by the people, for the people cannot continue to exist. It shall soon, very soon, be replaced by Government of Allah, by Allah for Allah.” In the recording viewed by 2 local journalists who spoke to THEWILL, birds could be heard chirping in the background as Shekau spoke. “It was said that I was killed, but here I am. I deliberately refused to respond on time but here I am talking and laughing at Nigerian authorities who misled the world that I am dead. “I believe by now Lt Col Sagir Musa, who issued the statement of my death should bury his head in shame; President Jonathan should bury his head in shame; President Barrack Obama should bury his head in shame, President François Hollande should bury his head in shame. “How shameful is it for Nigerian military for a man they called inconsequential to defeat them and seize their tankers and arms. We have celebrated our victory in Monguno, Benisheikh and surrounding villages, and we shall not relent until total victory comes our way, by Allah’s will’. The governments of Nigeria and the United States had months ago placed a N50 million naira and $7 million bounty respectively on Shekau’s head.
Posted on: Wed, 25 Sep 2013 19:52:32 +0000