INSURGENCY: SHEKAU DEBUNKS RUMOUR OF SURRENDER, ASKS FOR DIALOGUE (VIDEO)
The leader of the Boko Haram terrorists has debunked rumors surfacing on the internet that his members are set to surrender to either the Chadian or Nigerian military Forces.
He also dismissed suggestions that his frontline and major members were afraid and the on edge at their longstanding operational fortress in Sambisa Forest which borders Nigeria and Cameroon.
According to Shekau, in an eight-minute 22 seconds audio, which he spoke in Hausa, he said his members and himself are doing well.
The message interpreted to English says:
“That you (military) have entered Sambisa and bombarded our brothers are lies. You (government) are lying to your people because you want to please them.”
Shekau said further that the government was trying to lure members of his group to go to Chad or Nigeria to surrender. “This is a lie. It also means that you don’t understand us.”
Shekau said if there would be dialogue, it must be that Muslims must be in a position of strength and their opponents must be ready to adjust and accept whatever the terms were for them.
“And these terms are not for infidels like you. Democracy is the laws of the people, and ours is the command of Allah,” Shekau said.
“Muslims do not dialogue with infidels until the infidels are ready to bend and if in your interpretation, you think you have defeated us, to the extent that we will bend, know that between east and west, there is a long-distance,” he added.
“Idris Derby, you are lying, nothing has happened to us, your evil will end on yourself,” Shekau said in response to the recent Chadian offensive against his group.
The Boko Haram leader also debunked reports that his members and himself are complying with social distancing measures against COVID-19. He said they were observing congregational prayers and trading in their hideouts.
Observers of the insurgency in the region said there are indications that the sect is weary and might eventually give up.
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