Sending fear across the land, Shekau boasted in the video that he is now in Abuja live:
"We are the ones who carried out the bombing in Abuja in an area called Nyanya. Jonathan you are a lame duck. Jonathan, you are too small for us.
"You (Jonathan) should know that we are worshipping God, that is why we are always victorious in all our attacks. If you are that wise and knowledgeable, why is it still very difficult for you to locate where we are up till date despite the fact that we are within Nigeria. Look at us, we are right within your city (Abuja), and you don't even know how to find us. Let me tell you now; I am here, very close to you; I dare you to get me, if you can."
Shekau said the Nyanya bombing and many others carried out by Boko Haram were a retaliation act for all the killings Muslims suffer across the world and in the Northern part of Nigeria.
In the video, Shekau appeared dressed in military camouflage, black turban, with an AK-47 rifle slung across his chest. He was holding a thick "chewing stick" in his right hand and spiral-bound notepaper in his left. He started his speech by pointing the chewing stick and calling the name of President Jonathan three times, before saying, "You are just too small."
The video ended with footage of the destruction at the scene of the recent Abuja bomb blast.
