The infamous terror group, Boko Haram on Wednesday announced its new leader, Abu Musab al-Barnawi.

Though little is known about al-Barnawi, BBC has however listed seven things they know about the new Boko Haram leader.

Read below:

1. Abu Mus’ab al-Barnawi appeared in a Boko Haram video in January 2015 as the group’s spokesman.

2. As against Shekau who was often filmed in the open, surrounded by fighters, al-Barnawi preferred to wear a turban and his face was blurred out and it was filmed as a sit-down studio interview.

3. Also Unlike Shekau, al-Barnawi delivery in the Hausa language was considered and softly spoken

4. al-Barnawi warned that towns which resisted Boko Haram in its mission to create an Islamic state would be flattened

5. Like Shekau. he also spoke of being against democracy and foreign education

6. In his most recent magazine interview, al-Barnawi objected to the name Boko Haram, by which local people call the group, as it means “Western education is forbidden” in Hausa

7. He maintained IS was still strong in the region and promised to continue fighting West African governments.

Boko Haram, which has lost most of the territory it controlled 18 months ago, is fighting to overthrow Nigeria’s government.

The insurgency has left  more than 20,000 people dead, mainly in Nigeria’s north-east.

Meanwhile, a Twitter user with the handle: @contactSalkida, has given more details about the name al-Barnawi with his series of tweets below:

 

Dear experts, many traders r called AlBarnawi if they r frm Borno, in North Africa/ME. If you r Peter, you may be called Peter Albarnawi.

— Ahmad Salkida (@ContactSalkida) August 3, 2016

Abu Musab Albarnawi is son of late Moh’d Yusuf, Yusuf’s grandson is called Musab. The new governor is from Borno, hence the name Albarnawi.

— Ahmad Salkida (@ContactSalkida) August 3, 2016

We are gripped with the attribution of Al Barnawi (a person from Borno), there are dozens of Barnawis, what matters is the name before it?

— Ahmad Salkida (@ContactSalkida) August 3, 2016

Abu Musab plus the attribution; AlBarnawi was mentioned in an #IS letter to contending parties within BH, before then, it was another name.