Abubakar Shekau Claims: "We Are In Your City, We Carried Out The Attack In Abuja"

[Kola Fabiyi]

Abubakar Shekau Claims In New Video: "We Are In Your City, We Carried
Out The Attack In Abuja"

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Boko-Haram-Video-ImageThe leader of Nigeria's Boko Haram Islamists
Abubakar Shekau claimed responsibility for a bombing in Nigeria's
capital that killed at least 75 people, in a video message obtained by
AFP on Saturday.

"We are the ones that carried out the attack in Abuja," Shekau said in
the 28-minute video, referring to the deadliest attack ever in
Nigeria's capital which targeted a bus station packed with morning
commuters.

Seated with a kalashnikov resting on his left shoulder and dressed in
military uniform, the insurgent commander spoke in both Arabic and the
Hausa language that is dominant in northern Nigeria.

The message was delivered to AFP in a manner consistent with previous
videos from Boko Haram.
Shekau indicated that Boko Haram has fighters based in the capital.

Referring to President Goodluck Jonathan, he said: "We are in your city.

The bombing at the Nyanya bus terminal on the outskirts of Abuja was
the first major attack in the capital in two years.
Most of the insurgents' violence in recent months had been
concentrated in the group's remote northeastern stronghold, where the
military is waging an 11-month-old offensive.

The attack in Abuja underscored the serious threat the Islamists pose
to Africa's most populous country and top economy.