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| Nigerians divided over Boko Haram surrenders video | |
| 2016-03-26 | |
| [NEWS24.NG] Reactions have started trailing the video by the leader of terrorist sect Boko Haram ... not to be confused with Procol Harum, Harum Scarum, possibly to be confused with Helter Skelter. The Nigerian version of al-Qaeda and the Taliban rolled together and flavored with a smigeon of distinctly Subsaharan ignorance and brutality... , Abubakar Shekau asking his supporters to embrace peace and stop the fighting. While some are casting doubts over the authenticity of the call to surrender by the leader, others seem to believe the video, adding that the recent moves of President Muhammadu Buhari seeking coalition with other Islamic nations may be yielding fruits. Some parties believe is just a ploy by the terrorist to relax the military onslaught against them. They said it is only when Boko Haram wants to carry out mass attacks later that they come out with such videos, just to distract Nigerians. Some even connected the 'surrender' to President Muhammadu Buhari's ascension to power. They believe the president is a huge sponsor of the terror group. So in order to give credit to him, the Some are asking the question that if truly the In the video, released online, Boko Haram leader Abubakar Shekau could be seen advising his followers to "surrender to save themselves". Although the footage appears to show a defeated Shekau surrendering power, contrary opinions have emerged from analysts who have reviewed the video. Analysts believe that Shekau is not relinquishing power but instead using the video to let his followers know that he is alive, contrary to several media reports.
... not to be confused with Procol Harum, Harum Scarum, possibly to be confused with Helter Skelter. The Nigerian version of al-Qaeda and the Taliban rolled together and flavored with a smigeon of distinctly Subsaharan ignorance and brutality... had surrendered following the discovery of video footage from the group, but a contrary opinion has surfaced. Although the footage appears to show a defeated Shekau surrendering power, contrary opinions have emerged from analysts who have reviewed the video. According to a Naij report, analysts believe that Shekau is not relinquishing power but instead using the video to let his followers know that he is alive, contrary to several media reports. | |
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