The Nigerian Army on Friday says it is still investigating the video clip posted by the suspected leader of Boko Haram sect, Abubkar Shekau, to determine whether he is alive or dead.
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The Director of Army Public Relations, Brig. Gen. Ibrahim Attahiru, made the disclosure at a news conference in Abuja on the security situation in Borno, Yobe and Adamawa, where the Federal Government had declared a state of emergency.
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Attahiru said "the issue of whether Shekau is alive or dead, I want to reconfirm here that we needed to verify the video released by him.
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"This verification has to be done by various sources, as there are technical sources that will look at the video to ascertain its authenticity or otherwise.
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"So, we are still investigating the claim and as soon as we get the information, we will let the public know.''