Boko Haram releases new video of alleged Chibok girls
alleged Chibok Girls who were kidnapped from their school
on April 14, 2014.
Boko Haram on Sunday released a video of the girls
allegedly kidnapped from Chibok in April 2014,
showing some who are still alive and claiming
others died in air strikes.
The video is the latest release from embattled Boko
Haram leader Abubakar Shekau, who earlier this
month denied claims that he had been replaced as
the leader of the jihadist group.
“They should know that their children are still in
our hands,” said a man whose face was covered by
a turban in the video posted on YouTube.
“There is a number of the girls, about 40 of them,
that have been married by the decision of Allah,”
said the man in the 11-minute video, which shows
girls with veils sitting on the ground and standing
in the background.
“Some of them have died as a result of aerial
bombardment.”
In the 11 minutes 25 seconds, one of the girls had a
baby boy with her.
Ahmad Salkida, a Nigerian journalist who has
a connection with Boko Haram confirmed the
release of the video. Salkida said the video was sent
to him ‘exclusively’ before the girl’s
abductors
uploaded it on Youtube.
“Jama‘atu Ahlil Sunnah Li-Da‘awati Wal-Jihad # BH
has released a video showing the abducted
# Chibokgirls and restating their demands,” Salkida
tweeted late on Saturday night.
“This is the second time Shekau has ordered a video
of the girls to be released to the public, since the
abduction of the girls 852 days ago.”
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