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| Snapshot from the video |
"We are on top of the situation. But we are being extremely careful because the situation has been compounded by the split in the leadership of Boko Haram. We are also being guided by the need to ensure the safety of the girls. Since this is not the first time we have been contacted over the issue, we want to be sure that those we are in touch with are who they claim to be”the statement read.
The schoolgirls were abducted from their school in Chibok in Borno state over two years ago
Boko Haram few days back released the video in a bid to assure everyone that the school girls who were kidnapped over two years ago are still alive and okay, also to press demand for the release of their members currently under detention.
Boko Haram few days back released the video in a bid to assure everyone that they kidnapped girls were okay, and to press demand for the release of their members currently under detention.
The video begins with a shot of a masked man, carrying a gun, speaking to the camera. He says that
some of the girls have been wounded and have life-threatening injuries, and that 40 have been
"married".
Speaking in the Hausa language, the gunman says the girls on display will "never" be returned if the government does not release Boko Haram fighters who have been "in detention for ages".
The video concludes with footage of bodies, said to be the victims of air strikes, lying on the ground at another location.
The militant also carries out a staged interview with one of the captives, who calls herself Maida Yakubu, in which she asks parents to appeal to the government.
Maida's mother, Esther, is one of several parents of Chibok girls who recently published open letters to their daughters detailing the pain they feel at their children's absence and their hopes for the future.
Another girl among those standing in the background can be seen with a baby. Some of the girls can be seen weeping as Maida speaks.
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