Boko Haram Leader Abubakar Shekau Dismisses Claims of His Death in New Video

Last week, the Nigerian Army claimed the Boko Haram leader's impersonator was killed. Cameroon even claimed they were the ones who killed him,a claim subsequently debunked by the Nigerian Military.Photos and even a video was even released to buttress that fact.

However, in yet another video made available to AFP today, Abubakar Shekau, the leader of Islamist militant group Boko Haram, dismissing claims of his killing by the Nigerian military. Shekau was shown making a speech debunking reports of his death. According to AFP, he said ..

“Here I am, alive. I will only die the day Allah takes my breath,” He also added that, that his group was “running our… Islamic caliphate” and administering sharia punishments."

He went further to say "We are running our caliphate, our Islamic caliphate. We follow the Koran... We now practice the injunctions of the Koran in the land of Allah," he said.

AFP also reports that the insurgency group claimed in the video to have shot down a Nigerian air force jet that went missing nearly three weeks ago.

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