Boko Haram leader mocks Army in new video, says troops will never find his hideout [VIDEO]

chika ebuzor

May 5, 2017 8:04 AM

Two Nigerian Air Force jets bombarded Boko Haram fighters who had gathered for prayers in Balla village.

Boko Haram leader, Abubakar Shekau has reportedly recorded a new video to debunk reports that he is injured.

According to reports, Shekau was injured in and one of his deputies killed in an air strike.

Two Nigerian Air Force jets bombarded fighters who had gathered for prayers in Balla village, some 40 kilometres (25 miles) from Damboa, on the edge of the Sambisa Forest.

The latest screenshot of Shekau, which was released by Ahmad Salkida, a journalist close to the sect, was gotten from the new video.

Salkida said Shekau recorded the video on Thursday, May 4, 2017, by 1:00pm, few hours after reports said he was injured.

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According to the journalist “Shekau boasted that his whereabouts will never be known to authorities and ended the clip with ‘Shekau yananan. Inanan, inanan, inanan.”

What do you think about this latest report that Abubakar Shekau is alive and well?

Do you think the military authorities are always in a haste to put out news reports about Shekau?

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