Shekau: Buhari is a Liar, We Cannot Be Defeated in Three Months

Boko Haram leader, Abubakar Shekau, claimed to have been killed by the Nigerian military, has released a new video saying the government’s claim that the sect would be defeated in three months is not possible while describing President Mohammed Buhari as a liar. Shekau, in a 25-minute recording in Hausa and Arabic, said:“They lied that they have confiscated our arms, that we have been chased out of our territories, that we are in disarray’. ‘’We are alive, I am alive, this is my voice, more audible than it was before. This is Shekau. Buhari is a liar and has deceived you. The army spokesman is also lying. He and his footsoldiers always run helter- skelter whenever we come face to face with them…’’, he added “Buhari, you once claimed that you will crush us in three months. How can you crush us?”, he asked. While affirming his loyalty to the Islamic State, Shekau stated that he was ‘’loyal and subservient’ to the group’s leader, Abu Bakr Al-Baghdadi.