Boko Haram has released a new video showing the execution of a Nigerian soldier and policeman.
Newsdirect reports that the video dated Thursday, June 11, 2020, was made by a branch of Boko Haram that has sworn allegiance to the Islamic State West Africa.
The video showed the two security officers, kneeling in a field, and introducing themselves before two masked men pointed guns at them.
The officers said they were on a trip from Maiduguri to Monguno when they were ambushed and abducted by the insurgents whom they described as “Tilafa army”.
“I am 13NA/70/8374 Lance Corporal Emmanuel Oscar, I was captured by Tilafa’s along Maiduguri to Monguno,” the soldier said.
The policeman who spoke in Hausa language, said
“My name is Yohanah Kilus, I am a policeman, my rank is inspector. I was abducted between Maiduguri and Monguno; I am presently in the custody of Tilafa soldiers.”
GRAPHIC FOOTAGE: Boko Haram Releases New Video, Kills Nigerian Soldier, Policeman | Sahara Reporters
The video dated Thursday, June 11, 2020, was made by a branch of Boko Haram that has sworn allegiance to ISWAP. @HQNigerianArmy @PoliceNG
READ MORE: https://t.co/2hN8ZmFqbS pic.twitter.com/eVll0UP74j— Sahara Reporters (@SaharaReporters) June 12, 2020
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