Shekau insists he is still the leader of Boko Haram

Abubakar Shekau, the reportedly deposed leader of Boko Haram, insists he is still in charge of Nigeria's militant Islamist group. The tough talking Shekau in a 10-minute audio message released on Thursday denounced the declaration of Abu Musab al-Barnawi as new leader of the group. On Wednesday, a statement by Islamic State, a group Boko Haram has pledged allegiance to, named the group's former spokesman (al-Barnawi) as successor to Shekau. He (Shekau) described al-Barnawi as an infidel who … READ MORE : http://www.africanews.com/2016/08/04/... Africanews is a new pan-African media pioneering multilingual and independent news telling expertise in Sub-Saharan Africa. Subscribe on ourYoutube channel :    / africanews   Africanews is available in English and French. Website : www.africanews.com Facebook :   / africanews.channel   Twitter :   / africanews