Military denies Boko Haram formation of Islamic Caliphate in Gwoza

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(Nigeria) The Nigerian military has denied the claim of the leader of the extremist group Boko Haram, Abubakar Shekau  that the town of Gwoza in Borno State, seized by the insurgents earlier this month has been placed under an Islamic caliphate, in a new video.
In a tweet on its twitter handle, the Defence Headquarters states that "the claim is empty. The sovereignty and territorial integrity of the Nigerian state is still intact.
"Any group of terrorists laying claim to any portion of the country will not be allowed to get away with the expression of delusion and crime.
 “Appropriate military operations to secure that area from the activities of the bandits is still ongoing."
Boko Haram's leader in the video on Sunday, had said "Thanks be to Allah who gave victory to our brethren in (the town of) Gwoza and made it part of the Islamic caliphate," Shekau said in the 52-minute video.
He declared that Gwoza, in Borno State, now has "nothing to do with Nigeria."
"By the grace of Allah we will not leave the town. We have come to stay," said Shekau.

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