Boko Haram releases new video threatens to capture president Buhari

Nigeria: The Islamic terrorist group Boko Haram has threatened to capture the president of Nigeria, Muhammadu Buhari, in a new video released on Tuesday. The video footage recorded in Hausa is believed to have been shot somewhere in Borno State, northeast Nigeria where the sect are based.


The footage released by the Abubakar Shekau faction showed suspected terrorists members praying on what the narrator said is an Eid ground on Sallah day (Monday).

The group said it was using the video posted on YouTube to send out message that it remained a strong force within the country.

The narrator said the group’s leader, Abubakar Shekau, though did not appear in the video, was represented by his deputy in the gathering, whose name was not mentioned.

The group called president Buhari an infidel and threatened to capture him. It also stated its willingness to continue its jihad against the Nigerian state.

“This is our eid prayer from us and by the support of our leader Imam Abubakar Al-Shekau. We are extending our greetings to our people and fighters.

“Message to the infidels and the leader of the entire infidels (kafir) who is the President of Nigeria, Muhammadu Buhari, that he should know we are very strong and doing very good.

“By the will of Allah under the leadership of our leader (Shekau) will capture Buhari with our hands,” the group said.

The new video comes few days after rumours circulated that the Federal Government of Nigeria had already commenced prisoners swap with the sect.

The rumours added that a leader of the sect Kabiru Sokoto, who was convicted for the Christmas Day bombing in 2013 had been released but later turned out to be false after prison authority told PREMIUM TIMES the terrorist was still in prison.