Africa
by Tokun Lawal and Biodun Iginla, BBC News
In his previous video, Abubakar Shekau congratulated Islamic State in Iraq and Syria
Militant
group Boko Haram has said it has set up an Islamic state in the towns
and villages it has seized in north-eastern Nigeria.
Boko Haram leader Abubakar Shekau was speaking in a video
released to congratulate his fighters for seizing the town of Gwoza
earlier this month.It is not clear if Mr Shekau has pledged allegiance to Islamic State, which controls parts of Iraq and Syria.
Nigeria's army has rejected the claim as "empty".
Thousands of people have been killed, mostly in north-eastern Nigeria, since 2009 when Boko Haram began its insurgency.
Gwoza, which had 265,000 residents in the last census, is the biggest town under Boko Haram control.
Thousands have fled Gwoza - these people are now living in a school
"Thanks be to Allah who gave victory to our brethren in Gwoza and made it part of the Islamic state," Mr Shekau said in the 52-minute video.
It controls several areas, mostly in Borno state where the group was launched, but also in neighbouring Yobe state.
The video also shows about 20 men in civilian clothes apparently being shot dead.
Nigeria's military spokesman Chris Olukolade responded with a statement dismissing the declaration.
"The sovereignty and territorial integrity of the Nigerian state is still intact," he said.
- Founded in 2002
- Initially focused on opposing Western education - Boko Haram means "Western education is forbidden" in the Hausa language
- Launched military operations in 2009 to create an Islamic state
- Thousands killed, mostly in north-eastern Nigeria - but also attacks on police and UN headquarters in capital, Abuja
- Some three million people affected
- Declared terrorist group by US in 2013
Profile: Boko Haram leader Abubakar Shekau
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