{"id":14932,"date":"2016-03-25T05:14:23","date_gmt":"2016-03-25T05:14:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/?p=14932"},"modified":"2016-03-25T05:14:23","modified_gmt":"2016-03-25T05:14:23","slug":"shekau","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/shekau","title":{"rendered":"A Frail Abubakar Shekau Appears In An Unverified New Video"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"a6b39195b99473d6c9dd698db2668010\" data-index=\"1\" style=\"float: none; margin:2px 0 2px 0; text-align:center;\">\n<center>\r\n\r\n<script type='text\/javascript'>\r\nfunction ShorterThan(widthMax) {\r\n                if (screen.width < widthMax) {return true;}  \r\n                else {return false}\r\n    }\r\nvar LimitWidth = 728\r\nvar MobileZoneID = 348996\r\nvar DesktopZoneID = 348995   \r\n<!--\/\/<![CDATA[\r\n   document.MAX_ct0 ='';\r\n   var m3_u = (location.protocol=='https:'?'https:\/\/cas.criteo.com\/delivery\/ajs.php?':'https:\/\/cas.criteo.com\/delivery\/ajs.php?');\r\n   var m3_r = Math.floor(Math.random()*99999999999);\r\n   document.write (\"<scr\"+\"ipt type='text\/javascript' src='\"+m3_u);\r\n   if (ShorterThan(LimitWidth)) {document.write (\"zoneid=\"+MobileZoneID);} else {document.write (\"zoneid=\"+DesktopZoneID);}\r\n   document.write(\"&nodis=1\");\r\n   document.write ('&cb=' + m3_r);\r\n   if (document.MAX_used != ',') document.write (\"&exclude=\" + document.MAX_used);\r\n   document.write (document.charset ? 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Shekau, who had been out of sight for more than a year,\u00a0looked dejected in the video and expressed himself in an unusual peaceful tone.<\/p>\n<h2>A &#8220;farewell video&#8221;?<\/h2>\n<p>Contrary to his previous videos that were all distributed on jihadi Twitter accounts, <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/8jvpAnkPQ1o\">the poor-quality video<\/a> was posted on YouTube. Shekau is seen holding a rifle next to an ISIS flag. He looked frail and spoke slowly in Arabic and in Hausa.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cThis is my desire: that whoever sees this will hear nothing but greetings between me and you [&#8230;] Only Allah knows the rest, as you believed (and) as you submitted. For me the end has come. This is only the message I want to send to you for you to understand that this is certainly I. This is why I did this. May Allah protect us so that no hypocrite stands between us. May Allah protect us from the devil so that he doesn\u2019t achieve his evil among us,&#8221; Shekau said.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<figure id=\"attachment_14934\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-14934\" style=\"width: 710px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\" wp-image-14934\" src=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/03\/cmmcxqgusaayx46.jpg\" alt=\"source\" width=\"710\" height=\"355\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/03\/cmmcxqgusaayx46.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/03\/cmmcxqgusaayx46-85x43.jpg 85w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 710px) 100vw, 710px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-14934\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pbs.twimg.com\/media\/CMmCXqgUsAAYx46.jpg\">source<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>Mixed signals<\/h2>\n<p>This video is sending mixed signals. Many are doubting the authenticity of the message because the recording was not as well-produced as previous Boko Haram videos, and Shekau does not refer to ISIS, which he pledged allegiance to in March 2015. He Preferred to refer to his group as &#8220;Jama&#8217;atu Ahlis Sunna Lidda&#8217;awati wal-Jihad&#8221; or &#8220;People committed to the propagation of the Prophet&#8217;s teachings and jihad,&#8221; which is the group&#8217;s original name. \u00a0It could be an attempt by Shekau to catch innocent Nigerians off guard in order to maximize casualties if an attack occurs.<\/p>\n<p>Those who believe that the recording is authentic think that the video could signal a change of leadership for Boko Haram because of the losses suffered by the group recently. 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