“I Am Alive & Will Only Die At The Appointed Time”

– Dead Boko Haram Leader, Shekau
Appears In New Video
Leader of the most dreaded and wanted Boko
Haram Terrorists, Abubakar Shekau, today,
Wednesday, said the Nigerian Military should bury
itself in shame because he is alive.
Shekau also claimed responsibility of Tuesday, 17th
September, 2013 attacks in Benisheik, Borno State
where over 160 people were either shot dead
or slaughtered and hundreds of houses burnt.
The then Joint Task Force (JTF) spokesman in Borno
State, Lt Col Sagir Musa, had issued a statement on
19th August, 2013 to the effect
that "Intelligence report available to the Joint Task
Force (JTF) Operation Restore Order revealed that
Abubakar Shekau, the most dreaded and wanted
terrorists leader may have died.
He died of gunshots wounds received in an
encounter with the JTF in one of their camps in
Sambisa Forest on 30th June, 2013.
"Shekau was mortally wounded in the encounter
and was sneaked into Amitchide-a border
community in Cameroon for treatment from which
he never recovered," the JTF statement said.
But in the latest video, Shekau who appeared in
military camouflage uniform, seated and surrounded by
hooded insurgents said "Here I am, alive, hale and
hearty.
Sagir Musa should bury himself in shame,
President Jonathan (of Nigeria) should bury himself in
shame, President Obama (of United States of America)
should bury himself in shame, and President Francois
Hollande (of France) should bury himself in shame,
Queen Elizabeth (of England) should bury herself in
shame," he said.
According to Shekau, "They said I am dead, but here
I am. The world should know that I am alive and
will only die at the appointed time. Everybody should
be judged according to the dictates of his conscience.
What I am doing is written in the Holy Qur'an and the
Hadith and I will not stop. I challenge all the clerics of
the world to question my deeds. Those underrating my
capacity should have a re-think. I will never
allow democracy to thrive.
"The concept of Government of the people by the
people for the people will never be possible and will
never exist. Democracy shall be replaced only by the
government of Allah, from Allah and for Allah," he
said.
He said the Nigerian military will never subdue his
group. "Nigerian soldiers are late. After killing
many of them in Monguno and Benisheik, we have
snatched their armoured carriers and Hilux van and
then hoisted Islamic flags on them. We now move
freely with them," he said.