The Leader of the dreaded Boko Haram group, Abubakar Shekau, has released a new video appeared, professing that he is hale and hearty.
It would be recall that the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) had on Wednesday, said the Boko Haram leader has been seriously injured when observing prayers in Balla Village, Borno State while his deputy was also reportedly killed following a bombardment by two of its fighter jets.
Contrary to the NAF report, in a 14-minutes video released by Boko Haram, Shekau insisted that he was neither attacked, nor wounded in any air strike.
He said: “As I speak, today is Thursday 7th, Sha’aban (4th May), around Zuhr prayer. You claimed your jets struck at our gathering while we were praying, killed some of us and injured me near Damboa. I don’t even know the town you mentioned.
“Gather all the photojournalists, the cameramen and pressmen you have, let them assess this video to determine if I was wounded.
“But we are not worried. We are making this video to dispel your propaganda. Deceitful people end in shame.
“Earlier you claimed I was in Sambisa, now you said I was near Damboa road. You will never know my location. Allah kept out of sight, because I believe in him and doing his biddings.
“Be patient, once my time on earth ends, I will die. Nothing will happen to me.
“To Buhari, Buratai, and Lawmakers, you are shouldering a burden beyond your capacity. Your imagination (on our capacity) is more incredible than the tale of a hawk that lifts an elephant.
“So I’m alive. But if God wills that you will kill me, it is not surprising, because many Prophets of Allah were killed by infidels. I will be happy to die in the cause of Allah.
“Shekau is alive, Shekau is alive. I have not started killing in the name of religion yet. I will start in future."
