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Boko Haram leader, Abubakar Shekau has claimed
responsibility for the Abuja bomb blast that killed at least 75 people via a
video message.
“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 Nyanya 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.
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