In a new video released on Sunday, Abubakar Shekau, purported dead leader of Boko Haram – reported to have been killed by the Nigerian military at least twice – has threatened to kill Danladi Ahmadu, the self-acclaimed secretary general of the sect, who presented himself as the group’s negotiator during the botched ceasefire deal.
“To everyone living in Islamic Caliphate, we convey our greetings, especially brethren in Afghanistan, Pakistan, Azerbaijan, Shishan (an Islamist term for Chechnya), Yemen, Somalia and the Caliphate in Iraq and Syria,” he said in the 44-minute footage obtained by AFP.
Footage from the video, shows militants on an armoured vehicle parading down a road in an unidentified town they apparently control and the group`s leader Abubakar Shekau preaching to locals.
The video further shows armed men lined along a well-paved road, with three pick-up trucks equipped with heavy weapons and black crested flags of the group at the background.
The sermon from Shekau was delivered indoors and also played on a speaker located in a place where people assembled.
In the latest video, he seemed to associate territory under his control with a wider, global caliphate, but did not submit to the authority of any other jihadi leader.
“We have indeed established an Islamic caliphate,” he said.”