A video titled "Battle of Damaturu" released today, Sunday, 3rd November, 2013 showed Boko Haram leader Abubakar Shekau saying he led an October 24 attack in which 35 people found in military uniform were killed in the Nigerian city of Damaturu. He said: "Look at what happened in Damaturu (capital of northeastern Yobe state), since we killed them with our hands -- in fact I was the commander of the operation -- so, you cannot say I'm making conjecture...this is a brief message to the world. We carried out the Damaturu attacks with Allah's help, with Allah's might, with Allah's glory and with victory from Allah, the Creator."
Thirty-five bodies in military uniform were brought to a morgue in Nigeria's restive northeast after a coordinated assault by Boko Haram targeting the security forces. On October 28, Yobe state military spokesman Lazarus Eli did not deny reports that dozens of soldiers were killed during the clash.
Armed with guns and explosives, they attacked and torched four police buildings, sparking a fierce, hours-long gun battle with the security forces.
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