“You Are Dead, You Are a Coward”, Group Tells Shekau

Thousands of people took to the streets of Cameroon’s capital on Saturday to denounce Boko Haram’s bloody insurgency and call for the killing of the group’s leader Abubakar Shekau.

“This march symbolises Cameroon’s unity against Boko Haram,” the country’s Labour Minister Gregoire Owona told marchers in Yaounde, before shouting “Shekau!” In response, the crowd which organisers said numbered 10,000-15,000, chanted: “You are dead, you are a coward.”

Several ministers led the vocal, but peaceful march, which saw protestors waving the flags of Cameroon, Chad and Nigeria.

“It was important to be here for me, for my brothers who are on the front, for my country,” said marcher Philomene Ekombo, a Cameroonian flag in hand.

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Shekau Hails Paris Terror Attacks

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.