The dreaded Jama’atu AhlisSunna Lidda’awati Waljahad group,
popularly known as Boko Haram, has reportedly launched a new campaign platform
to win people over to their side. This is coming at a time when the Federal
Government and the rest of the world are trying to bring an end to all acts of
terrorism being perpetrated by the sect in Nigeria.
According to Daily Trust
report, the Islamist sect has now launched a new Public Relation campaign on
social media, twitter. The twitter handle, Alurwa Alwuthqa is claiming to be
the mouthpiece of the deadly sect. Alurwa Alwuthqa, communicating in Arabic
announced the sect’s capture of Monguno and shared photos of child soldiers
being trained by the sect. The account began tweeting on January 18, and has
amassed over 3,000 followers already. Its first tweet was something about Baga.
The account also has a video interview with Abu Mus’ab Albarnawi, who is
claiming to be the spokesman of the group. The faces of the both interviewer
and interviewee were blurred in the video. There is however no video of the
sect’s leader Abubakar Shekau on the account. The Nigerian Defence Headquarters
is yet to comment on the twitter account and its content.
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