In the seven-minute video
released on Thursday, a weak Abubakar Shekau appears in a military fatigue with
a rifle resting on his left shoulder and said he wanted to thank his followers
for their dedication.
What he said in both Hausa and
Arabic roughly translates to: “I have done my part. This message is just to
reassure you that I’m alive and actually the one speaking to you.”
Nigerian forces have continued
to insist that the real Shekau has been killed about two years ago when troops
raided one of the strongholds of the terror group.