Factional leader of Boko Haram,Abubakar Shekau, has been seen in a new video reading the group’s ideology and the Nigerian national pledge, which he denounced as “shirk.”
Shirk, in Islam, is the sin of idolatry or worshiping of anyone or anything besides the singular God.
In a report, Ahmad Salkida, an investigative journalist known to have access to the leadership of the group, said Shekau was seen in the video clutching an AK 47 rifle as he read a prepared speech in Arabic about the doctrines of the insurgent sect.
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Sakilda said Shekau appeared to be impaired as he read the speech.
“The factional leader of Boko Haram that
have been weakened by an internal feud that led to the emergence of
another faction in 2016 and persistent military campaign by the Nigerian
Army and the Multinational Joint Task Force appeared to have impaired
eyesight as he struggled to read his group’s ideology in Arabic, while
intermittently reciting Nigeria’s National pledge in English, which he
repeatedly said was an act of Shirk,” the journalist said.
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“Shekau may be reaching out for support, according to analysts, which rival groups in the region enjoys, by clearly highlighting the group’s doctrines,” he said.The journalist promised to release “detailed translation” of the video “shortly.”
It is not clear when the video was released.
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