{"id":2923,"date":"2014-11-10T07:14:07","date_gmt":"2014-11-10T07:14:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/newsroom247.com.ng\/?p=2923"},"modified":"2014-11-10T07:14:07","modified_gmt":"2014-11-10T07:14:07","slug":"bharam-parades-captured-town-preaches-to-residents","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/newsroom247.com.ng\/?p=2923","title":{"rendered":"B\u2019Haram parades captured town, preaches to residents"},"content":{"rendered":"
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A screen grab from a new video released on Sunday by Boko Haram showing its members patrolling the streets of one of its captured towns in the North-East<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The Boko Haram sect on Sunday released a new video which showed the insurgents parading an unnamed captured own on an armoured tank.<\/p>\n

The Boko Haram video, obtained by the AFP, also showed the group\u2019s leader Abubakar Shekau preaching to residents of the captured town.<\/p>\n

It was not possible to tell whether the footage was staged for propaganda purposes, especially scenes of residents cheering Islamist fighters.<\/p>\n

The message appeared to be aimed at reinforcing Shekau\u2019s claim that he has created a caliphate within Nigeria.<\/p>\n

In the 44-minute video, AFP reports that Boko Haram voices support for other so-called caliphates, including the one proclaimed in Iraq and Syria by the Islamic State (IS) group.<\/p>\n

Shekau, who is pictured in closeup shots with rare clarity, again dismisses government claims about ceasefire talks.<\/p>\n

The video, which was delivered through the same channels as past messages, shows armed men lined along a well-paved road, with three pick-up trucks bristling with heavy weapons also visible.<\/p>\n

Black, crested flags associated with the Islamist group are also shown.<\/p>\n

Later, an armoured vehicle rolls down the road lined with both fighters and individuals who appear to be residents of the town.<\/p>\n

Boko Haram has released a series of videos showing similar military hardware, equipment it says was stolen from the Nigerian military. Such claims have been impossible to verify.<\/p>\n

No women or girls are seen on the street or anywhere else in the footage.<\/p>\n

Most of the message is taken up by a sermon from Shekau, delivered indoors but apparently played on a speaker to locals assembled outside.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe have indeed established an Islamic caliphate,\u201d he said, restating a claim he first made in August.<\/p>\n

The images of the sermon include unusually clear closeups of the Nigerian militant leader.<\/p>\n

Shekau has previously expressed solidarity with other jihadist groups and leaders.<\/p>\n

In the latest video, he seemed to associate territory under his control with a wider, global caliphate, but did not submit to the authority of any other jihadi leader.<\/p>\n

\u201cTo everyone living in Islamic Caliphate, we convey our greetings,\u201d he said, specifically mentioning \u201cbrethren\u201d in Afghanistan, Pakistan, Azerbaijan, Shishan (an Islamist term for Chechnya), Yemen, Somalia and \u201cthe Caliphate in Iraq and Syria.\u201d<\/p>\n

A graphic shown later includes a picture the IS group\u2019s leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi as well as a portion of the message his group issued on July 1 proclaiming a caliphate in Iraq and Syria.<\/p>\n

Iraq on Sunday was investigating whether Baghdadi was killed in air strikes by US-led coalition warplanes.<\/p>\n

Nigeria maintains it is still negotiating with Boko Haram envoys in neighbouring Chad and that a disputed October 17 ceasefire declaration remains viable.<\/p>\n

Violence has however continued and the Islamists are believed to control more than two dozen towns and villages in the northeast.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere is no truce between me and Nigerian tyrants,\u201d Shekau said, dismissing the credibility of Danladi Amhadu, the purported rebel negotiator.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThis person Danladi\u2026 if he thinks he can, let him show his face. By Allah, we will kill him,\u201d the Islamist leader said.<\/p>\n

Source: The Punch<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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