Leader Of Boko Haram Faction In Official Talks With The Nigerian Gov't Claims Responsibly For Deadly Kano Bombings, Says Abubakar Shekau Still Alive

A leader of the Boko haram faction that has been in negotiations with
the Nigerian government appointed "Amnesty Committee " headed by a
government minister yesterday declared that his team carried out the
deadly Kano bombings that killed over 40 people in the Sabo-Gari area
of the Kano.
The new leader, Mohammed Marwana released an audio message obtained by
Saharareporters. Mr. Marwana's assertions in the audio yesterday added
a new twist to the controversy surrounding the authenticity of the
faction of the islamist militant group in talks with thefederal
government and recent claims that the old leader of the groups was
deposedafter he was shot.
Speaking in Hausa language, Marwana said the Kano bombings was carried
out to prove that he is the authentic leader of the sect because
people continue to doubt him and his group of negotiators.
"I personally instructed the attack in Kano to prove to the world
that, I am the real leader of Boko Haram because there have been
retrogressiveforces on the issue of dialogue, who kept doubting my
leadership in the sect. I told them ahead that there will be attack,
and it has happened. It is a warning, and we need to say again that we
carried out the attacks in Kano", he said.
The man who claimed to have been appointed leader of the sect debunked
speculations that the globally known leader of the sect, Imam Abubakar
Shekau is dead. Marwana stated that Shekau is alive and that nothing
has happened to him except that he lost leadership of the sect.
Speaking further in the audio message, he stated, "Shekau is alive
contrary to speculations, except that he lost leadership of the sect.
I will not tell you where he is, but he is alive, and we talked with
him not up tothree hours ago, except if he died while I am talking."
There has been controversy regarding authenticity of Marwana as a
member of the sect and its leadership, as he was recently dismissed by
Imam Shekau in a Youtube video after he claimed that the sect had
agreed to cease-fire with Nigerian government.
Other credible sources in the know of Boko Haram activities in Borno
and Yobe states, expressed doubt over Marwana's claims as the leader
of the sect, our sources separate interviews views Marwana as a stage
managed Boko Haram figure created by government officials siphon off
millions of dollars designated to ending Boko Haram insurgency in
Nigeria.