Boko Haram pledges allegiance to ISIS and encourages other Muslims to do the same.
Inform – The Nigerian militant group Boko Haram has pledged official allegiance to ISIS, according to an audio statement released online Saturday.
In the audio, Boko Haram leader Abubakar Shekau appears to be addressing ISIS leader Abu Bakr Al-Baghdadi, and also calls on Muslims throughout the world to declare a similar loyalty.
The message, posted via a Boko Haram Twitter account, was confirmed by Flashpoint Intelligence, a global security firm and NBC News consultant.
According to Flashpoint, the audio confirms what many analysts have said would happen: a bridging between Boko Haram and ISIS.
Boko Haram is also following ISIS’s trend of releasing messages online and mimicking the terror network’s propaganda.
