Boko Haram leader Abubakar Shekau vowed in a new video released on Monday that the group would defeat a regional force fighting the extremists in Nigeria’s far northeast, Niger and Cameroon.
“Your alliance will not achieve anything. Amass all your weapons and face us. We welcome you,” he said in a 28-minute speech, one of three videos posted by the Islamists on YouTube.
Troops from Nigeria have been backed by soldiers from Chad, Cameroon and Niger in recent weeks because of increased concerns about Boko Haram’s threat to regional security.
In the second of the latest videos, images of the leader of the Islamic State group, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, are shown along with archive footage and a voiceover recalling a battle between British colonial soldiers and fighters from the Sokoto Caliphate in northern Nigeria.
Shekau has namechecked al-Baghdadi before but appears to be positioning Boko Haram in a wider jihadi context by showing the Sokoto Caliphate, which was dismantled by the British in the early 20th century.
“We never rose up to fight Africa. We rose up to fight the world,” he said.
“We are going to fight the world on the principle that whoever doesn’t obey Allah and the Prophet to either obey or die or become a slave.”
On Sunday, Boko Haram militants waged twin attacks in the town of Diffa in southeast Niger, opening a new front in its offensive after repeated attacks in Cameroon’s far northern region.
The six-year uprising has become a regional crisis and on Saturday, Nigeria, Chad, Niger, Cameroon and Benin agreed to muster 8,700 troops, police and civilians to fight the group.
But Shekau dismissed the size of the force, which had previously been set at about 7,500.
“You send 7,000 troops? Why don’t you send 70 million? This is small. Only 7,000? By Allah, it is small. We can seize them one-by-one. We can seize them one-by-one,” he said in Arabic.
Shekau also directly threatened Chad’s President Idriss Deby, whose forces have attacked Boko Haram in the northeast Nigerian towns of Gamboru and Malam Fatori in recent days.
Shekau’s challenge comes after the United States said on Friday that Boko Haram could face a stronger test against more capable regional forces.
Washington estimates that Boko Haram has a core of between 4,000 and 6,000 fighters but is well-equipped after raiding Nigerian Army positions. Click to signup for FREE news updates, latest information and hottest gists everyday
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I thought the bastard shekau is dead? Chai! When will they stop telling us story for the gods. Pls Jona need to resign and allow who can.
ReplyDeleteHmmmm my sister na real story for the God's since the boko haram leader has diedand resurrected like 3times now
DeleteU better stop talking rubbish here.....
DeleteEmilia was it Jona that told you the story? why don't you take up a gun and go to the war front yourself, rotten maggot talking trash.
DeleteShekau is a pseudonym and anybody who assume boko haram leadership answers the name. Stop sounding like that. We should all condemn this blood sucker to death with our mouth rather than attack our government. It took America 11 years to get Osama Bin Laden. Terrorism is a difficult thing to deal with but the army is winning.
ReplyDeleteThe more reason why election shouldn't have been postponed. Doing that was telling the boko haram that they are dictating the affairs of the country. The government of the day has just shown its weakness before them. Nigeria as a nation is bigger than any group of nonentities. The war doesn't necessarily have to be won by the present regime but by the government on Nigeria. That is why the nation's activities must not be hampered by any one.
Deleteplease check your records before you make comments, Osama only attacked America once, he never came again, he went runing, for attacking America once; they never gave him amnesty, they continued searching for him even after ten years until they got and killed him. Shekau comes in at will and kill our people on weekly basis from the same route, he is very easy to capture, stop! stop!!! stop!!! this sabortage and propaganda #bringbackourgirls
Deleteshekau ur cup wil soon full if probably u're alive
ReplyDeleteThe only people who can stop BK are those who created it. The nation and the army are too divided to stop them.
ReplyDeleteWho stopped BK, from bombing churches? It was not the army. It was not the police. It was those who created them when they realised that bombing of the churches was polarising the North and will not help them get a northern president.
Who stopped the marauding Fulani herders from destroying villages in the Middle belt states? It was not the army. It was not the police. It was those who created them when they realised that the raids and killings were polarising the North and will work against their quest for a northern president.
Who prevented the Charlie Hebdo riots in Nigeria, a country notorious for rioting over anti Islam articles in foreign newspapers, and shifted it to Niger republic, a country that have not had a religious riot before? It was not the army, it was not the police. It was those who usually organise such "spontaneous riots" in Nigeria, when they realised that organising such riots will polarise the north and affect their presidential candidates
So like the bombing of the churches, the raiding of the Middle Belt villages, the shifting of the Charlie Hebdo riots to Niger rep, BK's military activities will be stopped when those who created it, realise their objectives, which is northern president, or when they realise that it will not help them in that pursuit. Since BK's military attacks is helping them, it will not stop until they get what they want......
Gbam!! U hit the nail on the head!!
DeleteWatch this
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You have said it all. let some idiots be talking nonsense.
DeleteDis girl abi na woman way de bear Emilia plz go and sleep u are pointless, if u insist on ridicullin gej u wont succeed. advice go andsink ur face in ur pit toilet.
ReplyDeleteEgbunam, you are more pointless and brainless, what is the basis of your support for GEJ.
ReplyDeleteAbeg jaree d gurl is saying d truth but truth will always better in d ears of d enemy of our dear state
ReplyDeleteAmilia u are very stupid to believe that Shekau is still Alive,which shows u have a fish brain.As someone has mention above Shekau is a tittle for any Boko Haram leader,so think as a human being.ok?
ReplyDeleteEmilia is brainless and reasons from her anus. the people who created book haram should stop them. nonsense.
ReplyDeleteAnonymous February 9, 2015 at 8:12 PM your sound is technique but my question is'that boko haram bombing only churches and killing and abduct only christian follower ?
ReplyDeleteMay God Help Nigeria.
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