Boko Haram leader Abubakar Shekau delivered a video speech in Arabic posted November 29, on jihadist websites. In it, he associates the United States, Britain, Nigeria, “and other crusaders” with Israeli oppression. Shekau salutes fighters for
“the Islamic state in Mali,” Somalia, Libya, Afghanistan, Iraq, Pakistan, Yemen, and Palestine. Unless the Nigerian police repent, they will be killed: “Allah the Glorious and Almighty made your blood permissible to us, because you worship the laws of the government and not the laws of Allah the Almighty. Democracy is also a disbelieving system, O Obama, O Jonathan…”
“O Britain, America, Israel and Nigeria: Don’t think that jihad stops with the death of imams,” Shekau says, “Because imams are individuals. Jihad started now, jihad started now, O enemies of Allah.”
It is not clear when or where the video was made.
Shekau has made anti-American statements before, though it has not been a major theme in his rhetoric. One previous statement linking Boko Haram to global jihadism was released soon after Shekau took over the reins of Mohammed Yusuf’s disciples and the group re-emerged on the Nigerian stage.
According to Reuters he said in July 2010, “infidels, hypocrites and apostates: Do not think jihad is over. Rather jihad has just begun. O America, die with your fury!”
What may be new in this latest statement is a focus on Mali. While there are many possible hypotheses, one is that Shekau is reaching out to the radical Islamic leadership in northern Mali as the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) prepares for possible intervention under U.N. auspices. If Shekau is broadening his focus beyond Nigeria, individuals, institutions, or interests associated with the United States in Nigeria, or elsewhere in the Sahel, could become targets. Click to signup for FREE news updates, latest information and hottest gists everyday
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Boko Haram would be making a big mistake.
ReplyDeleteThey go unpunished in Nigeria.
America or Britain would be a different story.
They would be wiped out.
u just looking for advert abi.....
ReplyDeleteI'd like them(boko haram) to try this trash they are doing else where...like the britains,the americans etc. so that they will face the rythym of the music
ReplyDeletePls quote the jihadists website for us to visite.
ReplyDeleteWe believe some of this videos are forged and if this is true, we believe the best approach to misunderstanding is diologue and not violence.
ReplyDeleteMumu.. This man na big fool
ReplyDeleteWho are Boko Harams? They are Anti-islamic sanction own by CAN and our so called President. They said what they want say. Allah ya Tsine Muku baki daya.
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ReplyDeleteArrant nonses!, go there, u think dat those places are Nigeria u bomb anyhow. Dats where u 'll' meet ur final end. May d innocents blood u shed continue to hunt u& ur group till u quit dat useless life.
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