Nigeria Army Insists Shekau Has Been Killed, Dismisses New Video

The Nigeria Army has said any video purportedly claiming that the leader
of the Boko Haram sect is not dead but alive is fake and should be
ignored.
The Defence Headquarters in a statement on its website insisted that the
leader of the Boko Haram, Abubakar Shekau or his impostor had been killed.
The statement Reads:

“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 act
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