Boko Haram Leader Shekau Rejects Replacement by IS in Audio
- Shekau makes announcement in audio recording on YouTube
- Boko Haram is waging violent campaign to impose Islamic Law
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Ibrahim Shekau, long-time leader of the Nigerian Islamist militant movement Boko Haram, rejected Islamic State’s public effort to replace him. Shekau declared allegiance to Islamic State last year.
Shekau made the announcement in a YouTube audio recording Thursday and described the new leader Abu Musab al-Barnawi as an infidel who will never earn his support. The authenticity of the 10-minute clip in Hausa and Arabic couldn’t be verified by Bloomberg News.