The Defence Headquarters have released a press statement on
the purported video of Abubakar Shekau. The Press Release reads thus:
ATTENTION: THE PURPORTED SHEKAU VIDEO IN CIRCULATION
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 the act.
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 the act.
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