Could this be true? Boko Haram commander 'can't read the Koran and doesn't know how to pray'

A leading member of Islamist terror group Boko Haram can not read the Koran and knows nothing about Muslim prayers, it has been revealed.In a video posted online, Bulama Modu appears to admit “I don't know how to read the Quran" while being interrogated over his knowledge of Islam.

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The man, who is understood to be a Boko Haram commander in Bulakuri, Nigeria, added: "And I don't know how to perform [Muslim] prayers either.”

Dozens of militants were recently captured from the Bulakuri region by the Nigerian army, according to an army spokesman.

The twisted group claims it wants to establish an Islamic state in Nigeria and has links to ISIS.

But most Nigerian Muslims view its attacks on civilian targets as un-Islamic. Last Sunday more than 100 people were killed by suspected Boko Haram blasts in north-eastern Nigeria.

The attack was the worst since President Muhammadu Buhari was sworn into power in May – and pledged to wipe out the militants in 18 months.

It is believed that more than 1,000 people have died in Boko Haram attacks since he was elected March.