Boko Haram: Denies Any Truce And Says That The Kidnapped Schoolgirls Have Been 'Married Off'

In Video, Boko Haram Rejects Truce, Says Girls Have Been Married Off -- Christian Science Monitor

In a new video Boko Haram leader Abubakar Shekau says the issue of the missing schoolgirls has been forgotten because he 'married them off.' The video discredits the Nigerian government's claim that they negotiated a ceasefire with the Islamic extremist group.

Maiduguri, Nigeria — The leader of Nigeria's Islamic extremist group Boko Haram has denied agreeing to any cease-fire with the government and said more than 200 kidnapped schoolgirls all have converted to Islam and been married off.

In a new video released late Friday night, Abubakar Shekau dashed hopes for a prisoner exchange to get the girls released.

"The issue of the girls is long forgotten because I have long ago married them off," he said, laughing.

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