Leader of Islamist sect group
Boko Haram, Abubakar Shekau has voiced support for the extremist Sunni Islamic
State (IS) militant group, which has taken over large swathes of Iraq and
Syria, in a new video seen Sunday.
“My brethren… may Allah protect
you,” Shekau said in the video given to AFP, listing IS chief, Abu Bakr
al-Baghdadi, Al-Qaeda head Ayman al-Zawahiri and Taliban leader Mullah Omar.”
The Boko Haram Sheikh had also
claimed responsibility for a June 25 bombing in Wuse II, Abuja, and also an
explosion on the same day at a fuel depot in Apapa, Lagos State.
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