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DHQ laughs at Boko Haram new video as joke of the century
The Defence Headquarters has described as a mere joke and dream of the century, the latest video of the dreaded Boko Haram sect, where it threatened to capture President Muhammadu Buhari.
Boko Haram had in the new video it posted on YouTube, showing large members of the sect observing Eid prayers in some unknown locations, claiming it had not been defeated and threatened to continue fighting.
They also threatened to capture President Muhammadu Buhari.
Read also: Boko Haram vows to capture President Buhari in new video (Watch)
But the Defence spokesman, Brigadier General Abubakar Rabe, reacting to the video said “The threat to President Muhammadu Buhari is a complete joke and dream of the century.”
According to him, “The only ground Boko Haram can go into, hide and pretend to be alive, is the social media, because it is everybody’s home where sources can hardly be traced. More-so, which Boko Haram, I believe the group is near ending, the video is a complete sign of weakness and poses no threat to us.”
Rabe said that the video was only an attempt by the remaining insurgent group to remind Nigerians that Boko Haram once existed, adding that the military will soon wipe out the remnants of the group.
By Ebere Ndukwu …
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