In a new video by the
Boko Haram, suspected members of the sect said they were plotting to capture
President Muhammadu Buhari.
The footage, narrated in Hausa, is said to have been shot
somewhere in Borno State, northeast Nigeria where the sect has its base. It
showed suspected terrorists praying on what the narrator said is an Eid ground
on Sallah day Monday.
The video was posted on
YouTube Tuesday and the group said it was using it to send out message that it
remained a strong force.
The terrorists have lost
several territory they once controlled as the Nigerian military continues its
onslaught against them.
The group’s leader, Abubakar
Shekau, did not appear in the video, but the narrator said his deputy, whose
name was not mentioned, represented him at the gathering.
In the video, which was
recorded in composite to capture two Eid grounds, the group stated its
willingness to continue its jihad against the Nigerian state.
The group also called
Mr. Buhari an infidel and threatened to capture him.
“This is our eid prayer
from us and by the support of our leader Imam Abubakar Al-Shekau. We are
extending our greetings to our people and fighters.
“Message to the infidels
and the leader of the entire infidels (kafir) who is the President of Nigeria,
Muhammadu Buhari, that he should know we are very strong and doing very good.
“By the will of Allah
under the leadership of our leader (Shekau) will capture Buhari with our
hands,” the group said.
The video comes exactly
a month after the sect released a similar one which purportedly showed how the
Nigerian military coordinated an aerial attack on its hideout that left some of
the abducted Chibok girls dead.
The military appeared
embarrassed by the video and declared three people wanted for allegedly taking
part in its release.
The new video also comes
a few days after rumours on social media that the Federal Government had
already commenced a prisoner swap with the sect. The rumours said Kabiru
Sokoto, a leader of the sect who was convicted for the Christmas Day bombing in
2013 had been released. The rumour later turned out false as the prison
authority told Premium Times the terrorist was still in prison.
The Boko Haram have
indicated willingness for a prisoner swap with the Nigerian government in order
to release the kidnapped Chibok girls, a move the federal government has said
it is willing to consider.
-Premium Times
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