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.
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