Wednesday, October 9, 2013

Nigeria's Boko Haram Threatens Long War In A New Video

A poster advertises for the search of Boko Haram leader Abubakar Shekau in Baga village on the outskirts of Maiduguri, in the north-eastern state of Borno, Nigeria, May 13, 2013.

New Video Attributed to Boko Haram Threatens Long War -- Voice of America

ABUJA — In Nigeria, many people believe Abubakar Shekau leads Boko Haram, the Islamist militant group blamed for thousands of deaths. A man who sounds like Shekau is heard in a new audio message distributed to journalists, raising questions about claims the terrorist is dead.

Boko Haram used to post its videos on YouTube, but now it sends copies to a couple of journalists in northern Nigeria who distribute them to trusted colleagues and eventually the news agencies. Often the videos are transferred to audio-only files to accommodate the shoddy communications network in northern Nigeria.

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WNU Editor: Apparently this video is a fake.

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