Boko Haram has released a video showing abducted students of Government Science Secondary School, Kankara, Katsina State, HumAngle has reported.
In the less than the seven minutes video released by the Abubakar Shekau-led faction of Boko Haram on Thursday, the boys said some of them have been killed and pleaded with the government to respond to the demands of the terrorists, including paying ransom so they could be set free.
One of the boys who spoke in both English and Hausa said they were 520 in number but some of them were killed because the government sent troops to rescue them.
At least dozens of other young boys could be seen gathered close to him, all covered in dust and appearing to be within a forest area. A young member of the terrorist group stood in their midst wearing a military uniform, including a face mask, and wielding an assault rifle.
The leader of the Jama’atu Ahlussunnah Lidda’awati Wal Jihad, otherwise known as Boko Haram, Abubakar Shekau, spoke at the end of the video saying he was happy with the operation.
He said many people thought he was lying when he claimed responsibility for the schoolboys’ abduction. Shekau said he would not add anything since sceptics could now see the boys by themselves.
“Even if I didn’t say anything, here are my people speaking and here are your boys speaking too,” he said.
