Boko Haram militants have released a new video in which they pledged
allegiance to Islamic State and its leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi. An
unidentified member of the group who spoke in both Arabic and heavily
accented Hausa, said that Boko Haram, also known as IS West Africa
Province, was still under the leadership of Abubakar Shekau, who hasn't
appeared in a video since February.
The man denied recent claims by the Nigerian military that some members
of the terrorist group had surrendered to the army. He also denied
claims by the military that a number of women and children abducted by
Boko Haram had been rescued. He said the troops had failed on the battle
front and were now resorting to a media campaign to rubbish the
insurgents.
He ended by saying the violent campaign by the group would not be
derailed.
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