KANO, Nigeria, Oct 02, 2014 (AFP) - Boko Haram leader Abubakar Shekau dismissed Nigerian military claims of his death in a new video obtained by AFP on Thursday and said the militants had implemented strict Islamic law in captured towns.

"Here I am, alive. I will only die the day Allah takes my breath," Shekau said, adding that his group was "running our... Islamic caliphate" and administering strict sharia punishments.

The new 36-minute video showed Shekau, in combat fatigues and black rubber boots, standing on the back of a pick-up truck and firing an anti-aircraft gun into the air.

Standing in front of three camouflaged vans and flanked by four heavily armed, masked fighters, he then speaks for 16 minutes in Arabic and the Hausa language widely spoken in northern Nigeria.

There was no indication of where or when the video was shot.

The heavily bearded Shekau, who appeared to be the same as those in previous clips, said the military's claim that he was dead was propaganda.

"Nothing will kill me until my days are over... I'm still alive. Some people asked you if Shekau has two souls. No, I have one soul, by Allah," he said, apparently reading from a script.

"It is propaganda that is prevalent. I have one soul. I'm an Islamic student.

"I'm the Islamic student whose seminary you burnt... I'm not dead," he added, apparently referring to the destruction of the group's mosque in the Borno state capital, Maiduguri, in 2009.

ayodeji752: Lol. He has no APC again and dats why he's now standin infront of SUV for d first time in his video. U will soon die!

onlyme12: Boko Haram leader Abubakar Shekau has dismissed Nigerian military claims of his death in a new video obtained by AFP on Thursday.



Nigeria's military said last week that Shekau was dead and that a man who had been posing as the group's leader in the videos had been shot dead after fighting with troops in the far northeast. But in the 36 minute video obtained by AFP, Abubakar says he's very much alive and that the militants has implemented strict Islamic law in captured towns.

“Here I am, alive. I will only die the day Allah takes my breath,” Shekau said, adding that his group was “running our… Islamic caliphate” and administering sharia punishments."

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OgologoDimkpa: This OP must be an APshit member.
A confirmed Bokoharam apologist

Shame on you.

OgologoDimkpa:
We have some of my people that are 'Efulefu" who are supporting APshit.
At lease we have the likes of Berem on Nairaland so no issue

donphilopus:

The person who actually posted that is your brother, Gideon Chibike. And you know that hardly would you see your brother who supports APC. They support either PDP or APGA. So, stop spewing trash!

berem: the rate at. which I get mentions in one minute is a thing to be worried about. Are you ok?

OgologoDimkpa:
You're very okay my dear just that I want to straighten things
with your APshit member.

olapluto: Well, what is certain is that the tank used in previous videos is no longer there. This is also another reason why NA should not jubilate yet.
I watched a video just now where natives of towns in BH control are claiming that youths in those towns are being forced to join BH, given some concortion to drink which makes them high and get given guns.
As much as I am happy we're gaining momentum in this war, I fear that recent successes may just be mostly forced youths who are being killed. I fear that BH still has majority of its commanders intact.

berem: the rate at. which I get mentions in one minute is a thing to be worried about. Are you ok?