Factional Boko Haram Leader Shekau Resurface In New Video

Recall the Nigerian army on August 23 made public that Shekau had been seriously wounded in the shoulder in an air raid in which several commanders were taken out.

There seems to be a twist to this report as the embattled leader of jihadist group Boko Haram, Abubakar Shekau, has resurfaced in a video posted online Sunday, where he vehemtly debunked the claims that he had been badly hit by the Nigerian army.

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