On the 4th of March, 2020, the US Government placed a $7m reward fee for anyone with useful information on the whereabouts of Boko Haram leader, Abubakar Shekau.
While the US is stilling waiting to get credible information, Shekau has sent them a message through a video making the rounds now.
In the video, posted by media personality, Bassim on his Twitter handle, @Bassim_AMG, Shekau was reacting to the bounty placed on him.
According to the Basim, In the 26 minutes video, the sect leader reemphasised his viewpoints on ”US, Israel and Nigeria being infidel states.
According to Shekau, “the US is the headquarters of corruption.”
Furthermore, Shekau reportedly stated that the US is fighting Islam in every possible way. He also challenged the US for placing only N2.5bn or $7m bounty on him.
The Boko Haram leader also made claims that the US cannot find him.
Furthermore, he revealed that he is not scared of them finding him as long as he is not an “infidel”.
He went on to celebrate the bounty by randomly shooting a few rifles and a machine gun.
Shekau with a new dance choreography responds to the US DOJ on the recent bounty of $7m on his head with a 26min video where he speaks of faith and jihad mandated by God. He spoke in Arabic and later hausa. pic.twitter.com/PUqYyyp89G
— Bassim (@Bassim_AMG) March 9, 2020