Investigators of the Joint Task
Force (JTF) who have been
probing the video of the leader
of the dreaded Islamic militant
sect, Boko Haram, Mallam
Abubakar Shekau have
rubbished a supposed video of
the militant leader, which
indicated he was still alive.

A report put together by the
team of investigators on behalf
of the security agencies said that
the investigators have been able
to fault the video in "a number
of ways."
Though the real location of the
militant leader is yet to be
ascertained by the security
forces, there was a strong belief
in the forces that Shekau was
not alive.

Analysis of the last video said to
have been made available to
authorities indicated that
Shekau was cloned.
Sources in the know quoted the
report as submitting that Shekau
in previous video appearances
would start with a recitation of a
full verse of the Holy Quran that
sometimes could last up to five
minutes.

The report indicated that the
stand-in Shekau in the video
never observed that tradition.
Reports also indicated that in
previous occasions, Shekau's
speech was never interrupted by
hailing from the background
and that the last video had such
features.
Investigations by the JTF was
also said to have identified that
the movement on the lips of the
man presented as Shekau in the
video did not synchronise with
the words he pronounced, an
indication according to the
report of "a recorded message
inefficiently manipulated to
sustain a non-existent
continuum in leadership."

The report according to the
sources also indicated that
following the failure of the
alleged attempt to mimic
Shekau's voice in the opening
part of the video, alleged stand-
in Shekau reverted to his real
voice.
"The intonation was different as
well as the fact that Abubakar
Shekau does not drag his voice,"
the analysis further stated.

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Is he really dead?

hw many times this guy go die self?