The leader of Nigeria’s brutal Islamist sect Boko Haram, Abubakar Shekau, praised the perpetrators of last week’s Paris terror attacks in a video posted online Wednesday.

The video, verified by jihadi monitoring group Flashpoint Intelligence, featured an animated eight-minute speech from Abubakar Shekau, the little-known figure believed to be the group’s commander. He said the group was pleased by the attacks. The footage was posted hours after the satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo published its first edition since its offices were attacked.