Boko Haram leader declares Islamic Caliphate in northeast Nigeria
The head of the armed Islamic group Boko Haram, Abubakar Shekau, said an "Islamic caliphate" in Gwoza, a city in the Borno State of northeast Nigeria, in a video obtained by AFP Sunday.
"Thanks to Allah who gave victory to our brothers in Gwoza" which is now "part of the Islamic Caliphate," said Shekau in a video of 52 minutes.
"We will not leave the city. We came to stay," said Shekau. The leader of Boko Haram has been labeled a "global terrorist" by the United States and a price was put on his head for $ 7 million.
