boko haram dimisess the death of shekau

Boko Haram’s Shekau dismisses death report
•Shekau
…Says, I’m still alive
Boko Haram leader, Abubakar Shekau, has said in a new audio message quoted on social media on Sunday that he is still alive and leading the sect.
However, the authenticity of the audio message has not been independently verified.
Social media feed of jihad monitoring site, Site Intelligence quoted a new audio message released from Shekau denying reports that he is unable to serve as leader.
There have been several claims by Nigeria’s military that Shekau has been killed over the last few years, but he keeps resurfacing in new videos.
Last week Chad’s President Idriss Deby said Boko Haram leader Shekau was wounded and has been replaced as leader by Mahamoud Daoud, adding that Shekau went to Maiduguri, capital of Borno State, after he was wounded.
Deby, according to Reuters, said the new Boko Haram leader, whom little is known about, was open to the idea of talks with Abuja.
“Infidel media published that I’m dead, or sick and can’t speak, this is an utter lie.” Rita Katz, director of Site Intelligence posted on her social media site, quoting Shekau as saying to ISIS leader, Abubakar Baghdadi.
“If this was true how is that I can speak now?