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Boko Haram Denies Ceasefire Claim By Nigeria's Government by wiringdpt(m): 4:55am On Nov 01, 2014
The video released on Friday was Boko Haram's first statement after the government announced a ceasefire
Boko Haram has denied claims by Nigeria's government that it has agreed to a ceasefire and will release more than 200 abducted schoolgirls.
The group's leader, Abubakar Shekau, said the girls had converted to Islam and been married off since being taken.
Nigeria's army announced a ceasefire with the militants on 17 October, saying the girls would soon be freed.
But violence has continued since news of the alleged truce, including a fatal bomb blast on Friday.
Boko Haram has been fighting an insurgency since 2009, with some 2,000 civilians reportedly killed this year.
'We will not negotiate'
In a video released on Friday, Abubakar Shekau said: "We have not made ceasefire with anyone. We did not negotiate with anyone. It's a lie.
"We will not negotiate. What is our business with negotiation? Allah said we should not."
Shekau also claimed that the militants were holding a German national, thought to be a teacher, who was kidnapped by gunmen in July.
There was no indication of when or where the group's latest video was shot.
The BBC's Tomi Oladipo in Lagos says the video will come as a huge embarrassment for the Nigerian government after it said it had secured a ceasefire with Boko Haram.
Newspapers with headlines on the Chibok girls and their possible release are displayed at a news stand in Abuja - 18 October 2014
News of the government supposedly sealing a truce with Boko Haram made the front pages
The Islamist militants sparked global outrage in April by abducting 219 schoolgirls from the remote north-eastern town of Chibok, in Borno state.
Their continued captivity has led to criticism of the Nigerian government's efforts to secure their release.
Hopes were raised earlier this month when Nigeria's chief of defence staff, Alex Badeh, announced a truce with the group.
"They've assured us they have the girls and they will release them," he said. "I am cautiously optimistic."
But the Boko Haram leader said the girls were "in their marital homes" after being married off by the group.
Last week, Human Rights Watch said in a report that Boko Haram was holding more than 500 women and young girls captive and that forced marriage was common in the group's camps.
Re: Boko Haram Denies Ceasefire Claim By Nigeria's Government by iornenge81(m): 5:04am On Nov 01, 2014
Oh. God bring this madnes to an end.
Re: Boko Haram Denies Ceasefire Claim By Nigeria's Government by mperoakeem(m): 5:06am On Nov 01, 2014
i dunno wu 2 beleive nw...
Re: Boko Haram Denies Ceasefire Claim By Nigeria's Government by focus7: 5:16am On Nov 01, 2014
Jonathan see ur life, while u are seeking for a cheap way to come out of the menace the boko haram are making mockery of ur lack of foresight.
Re: Boko Haram Denies Ceasefire Claim By Nigeria's Government by Arch1: 5:23am On Nov 01, 2014
The presidency and the Nigerian military is a disgrace
Re: Boko Haram Denies Ceasefire Claim By Nigeria's Government by Horus(m): 5:28am On Nov 01, 2014

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x0rcPGOXiBI

[size=15pt]Boko Haram In New Video: Says No Ceasefire Deal With Nigerian Government[/size]
Re: Boko Haram Denies Ceasefire Claim By Nigeria's Government by izu777: 5:55am On Nov 01, 2014
In the new video released Friday, Mr. Shekau denied any ceasefire deal with the government. He said his group will continue to fight the Nigerian state.

Mr. Shekau denied links to Danladi Adamu, the man named by the government as Boko Haram’s representative at the talks.

He said Chibok school girls in the group’s custody have all been “married off”, and will not return to their families.

Details of the video IN ENGLISH SUBTITLE and Mr. Shekau’s message, delivered in Hausa, will be published later on

Source: http://.com.ng/index.php/national-news/item/939-killed-boko-haram-leader-shekau-in-new-video-denies-ceasefire-deal-says-chibok-girls-married-off

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