Nigeria: Boko Haram Threatens JTF Spokesperson, Demands Prisoners Exchange for French Nationals

The Boko Haram sect, in a new video on Monday, said they would not release the seven French nationals in their custody unless the governments of Nigeria and Cameroon release imprisoned members of their sect.

The sect, in the video by its leader, Abubakar Shekau, also threatened the spokesman of Joint Task Force, JTF, in Borno, Lt Colonel Sagir Musa. It accused Mr. Musa, a Lieutenant Colonel, of misinforming the public about the sect's attack on Monguno military barracks in Borno State.

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