A screengrab from the video clip released by the Nigerian Islamist extremist group,
Boko Haram on August 8, 2016 and obtained by AFP. (Vanguard File)
In a 24mins new video exclusively obtained by AFP and seen by
Vanguard, Nigeria's Islamic sect, Boko Haram's shadowy leader, Abubakar
Shekau, appeared in the new video vowing to fight on, shrugging off an
apparent split in the hardline jihadist group blamed for thousands of
deaths since 2009.
In the video which he was seen wearing camouflage gear, holding a
machine gun, and standing between two Islamist fighters in balaclavas
armed with rocket-propelled grenade launchers, Shekau in his speech in
Arabic and Hausa, taunted President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration
and condemned Western countries including the United States, France,
Germany and “the tyrants of the United Nonsense (UN)”.
At the end of his speech which was apparently filmed in Boko
Haram’s stronghold in the Sambisa forest, Shekau, said that he would
only die when his time came, and fired off rounds of ammunition into the
air.
The transcribed and translated video message reads;
“I… Abubakar Ash-Shakawy (Shekau), the leader of Jama’atu
Ahlissunnah Lidda’awati Wal Jihad, made it a duty for myself (to fight)
Nigeria and the whole world. I’m alive by the permission of Allah. We
have no desire to fight our Muslim brethren.
“By contrast, Abu Musab al-Barnawi, the man announced as the
new leader, clearly stated in his al-Naba interview that attacks against
Muslim civilians, mosques and markets will not be a staple of his
leadership.
“This is a message from the group of Jamaatu Ahlil
sunna liddawati wal jihad in West Africa of the Islamic caliphate to all
the Jihadists of the world; especially to Abubakar Albagdadi.
“News has recently come to us through the media outlets,
including those of the infidels. The news was that someone has been made
leader or vicegerent of our movement in West Africa. But we are telling
you that the appointed person has no qualifications to become our
leader. We have listened and heard from them and their comment and how
they tried to defame Ahlil Sunna wal jamaaa and we are further convinced
that such a person cannot become our leader. And we cannot follow the
one that is not of Ahlil Sunna wal jamaaa’.
“Besides, our leader, Abubakar Shekau, has sent you an 8-point
message detailing why the person you appointed cannot lead because he is
one of those that are called irjai. You (Albagdadhi) has sent a message
back to our leader asking for the meaning of Irjai which he explained
to you and you have failed to get back to us till date.
“Apart from that in the message we sent to you, you’ve not been
able to address all the questions asked and the issues raised till
date. For that reason, we are telling you that we are together with our
leader, Abubakar Shekau.
“There are other issues that we want to raise but not on this platform.
“We have not reneged on our professed loyalty in the leadership
of Albagdadi. We are still with him. But we will not entertain any
middle man to come between us and the Khalifa Albagdadhi until we meet
face to face with the Khalifa or get a video or audio message from him,
then we will reveal to him core secrets about those they are building
their trust on.
“We are also warning you the infidels of the West African
countries that in no distant time, you are going to be visited with a
calamity from us that will marvel you all for a long time to come. We
will shock the world very soon. Watch out for us.
“Especially, the Cheif of Army staff , General Buratai and the
army spokesman, Kukasheka; we are going to show you our strength in
Nigeria. The world should know that we are no longer out to fight
Nigeria but our battle is of the entire world. And the battle has just
begun. It is going to be a fresh battle for you soldiers of Nigeria. Die
you all in your rage.
“To you, President Buhari, very soon you will see us inside
your home the presidential palace. You will hear from us right in there
by the will of God. Abuja will hear from us very soon. We will demolish
infidel and bring down the green white green and replace it with our
flag. And under that flag, we shall worship Allah and we shall bring
justice to all of you. Don’t think it is only this weapon that will aid
us to destroy you but Allah will assist us to do this. Die you all in
your rage. We are out to wage war on the world.”
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