Shettima, who spoke to our correspondent in Washington DC , United States yesterday, said the insurgents have degenerated into a cult and resorted into extortions and kidnappings to fund their activities.
He said: “I am strongly of the opinion that the Boko Haram which has degenerated more into a cult, because I believe it’s an insult, am a Muslim, it is an insult on the religion of Islam to categorise them as Muslims.
“They have degenerated into some sort of a cult , resorting into extortions, kidnappings, and Ibelieve they are funding much of their activities through those barbaric activities. You cannot rule out even their involvement in drugs because they are into anything.
“They have veered off course; they ‘re more of a gang of criminals, nihilist, of lunatics, hell bent on inflicting pain and destruction on the people.”
Shettima, who is in the US with other northern governors on the invitation of the United States Institute of Peace for a three-day symposium, said the Boko Haram predates the coming to power of his predecessor, Alhaji Ali Modu Sheriff.
According to him, Boko Haram insurgency originated in Kanamma village in Yobe State in 2001, when a group of young men went and carved out a territory for themselves and called it an Islamic territory. He said there is a lot of correlation between the poverty that has engulfed the Northeast and the Boko Haram insurgency because the World Bank described the Republic of Chad, the Republic of Niger, and the Daffur region of Sudan as one of the poorest places on earth. Click to signup for FREE news updates, latest information and hottest gists everyday
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do they not claim to be Muslims mr Governor?
ReplyDeleteMr. Governor you can't absolve Islam from blame over the Boko Haram insurgency, if you know the tenets of Islamic religion. Just look around the world and sport where there are consistent unabated violence. You will agree that they are Islamic concentrated region. Of course you know what is jihad, it's nothing but violence. Therefore the Boko Haram is clearly an Islamic sect fighting Islamic course. This fact can't be dismissed by mere personal postulation. Above all the holy Koran does not teach absolute love of neighbor. So these wanton destruction of life will ever continue until Prophet Mohammed will rise and amend the Koran or reverse such teachings that are violent oriented.
ReplyDeleteWell said
DeleteSo the Governor should tell us what religion they belong to because they always shout allahu akbar when doing their operations and their leader attribute all their victory to the god of muslims whom they claimed to be working for.
ReplyDeleteRight on point
DeleteSir.. you make a good point. The Christian religion had its dark ages. BUT, that was hundreds of years ago. The human race have evolved. Yet a lot of Muslims still behave like they are in the middle ages. Some clerics inciting jobless and disadvantaged youths with promises that martyrdom. I wish many muslims are as openminded as you are. But some today will kill their daughter rather than let her marry a christian. The truth is that the intolerance of islam to other religion is high. That doesn't mean that all muslims are intolerant. But there is need to preach more tolerance and love of fellow human being and less of "they are not worthy as we are" in your places ofworship. Same goes for christian pastors too.
DeleteWhy blame us mister man, the book haram said it themselves that they are fighting for allah, and allah sent them on an errand to kill all non moslem. I sympathize with your plight, but the truth has to be told, the book haram are moslems killing innocent blood for allah or to get virgins in their dreams. mchewwwwww
DeleteMr Governor why r u trying to fool urself..We all know dt fact in ur Quran.we r begging u to stop all these killings in order to redeem image of our dear country in the whole world pls...Pls repent and give ur life to Jesus,u,ur family and all ur members....God will have mercy on u.
ReplyDeleteCan you Imagine. In other words you are saying that they are Christians.
ReplyDeleteyes, have forgotten what had happened at miya barkatai in Barkatai in Bauchi state.
Deleteu dat said qur,an did nt teach person abt nebor wat did u knw abt it,its only fools lyk u did wl critisice qur,an.
ReplyDeleteyes, you are right mr. gvn.Atrue muslim will not kill,kidnap or destroy the properties of non muslim, talkless of his fellow muslim.
ReplyDeleteIn 2001, when those men carved a territory for themselves and called it an "islamic territory" no body said anything not even you and it was a welcoming one by the muslems. But now when it back fired, you said they are not islams.then who are they?Mr. Governor i have a goodnews for you and your family members.the goodnews is accept Jesus and be save,because Jesus is the way, the truth and life no one come through the father except through him. come and be save!!!
ReplyDeletemr govn u ar ryt,any person dat abuse islam bcos of dis is abusing his ? nd dat person wl c wat wl happen 2 him nd his generations,
ReplyDeleteu fools wth do u no abut christianity an jesus?shutup
ReplyDeleteJesus Christ: " i am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me." He died for our sins. Only believe in him.
ReplyDeleteWho ever say bad or mis quote. Quran base on his belief will come across its consequences sooner or later.for me this people are non muslimsm.Some fools didn't know d meaning of Allah Akbar and they are saying it every now and then.U will regret it for saying anything negative on. Islam
ReplyDeleteThis murderer should have been hanged along time ago before the Jonathan with his secret agendas set the murderer free and the thief Alaiyemasiga Jonathan boss this tell the world the kind of leader Jonathan is a nonentity. That's why we need General Buhari to come and deals with them all.
ReplyDeleteOffcourse u need general Buhari the moslem to come deal with all the christains! Nigeria can never be one, we should stop deceiving ourselves by this bullshit one Nigeria and we start thinking on how best to split the country without a moslem war. (moslems are notorious for violence and war) Lets split in peace that's my proposal!
DeleteShekau said any how they are winners. If they slaughter infidels they will go to Allah and if they get slaughter in the fight for Allah they will still go to Allah. So who is Allah? Is it not the god of Islam? So Boko haram is Islam GED.
ReplyDeleteEvery1 has successfully accused a religion they know nothing about. .... so.. lets analyze Isreal and her war on Palestine. .
ReplyDeletePlease Olalekan analize, we are all ears, and don't worry about any war, we are Christians and very civilized people and we wont start any war out of your analysis, we shall only give u counter points and will never kill u for stating your opinion of the Christian race! feel feel.
DeleteMR MAN IF YOU SEE A BAD THING CALL IT BAD WHETHER IN XTIANS OR MUSLEM IF YOUR BROTHER IS BAD CALL HIM AND TALK TO HIM IF YOUR TRYING HIDE HIM HE WILL TURN ON YOU ONE DAY JUST AS THE BH HAVE DONE, BCOS MUSLEM TOLORATED THEM FROM THE START,,,ALLAH DID NOT TELL ME WAGE WAR ON INNOCENT PEOPLE HABA
DeleteEvery1 has successfully accused a religion they know nothing about. .... so.. lets analyze Isreal and her war on Palestine. .
ReplyDeleteEhat has isreal and palestine hav to do with boko haram
ReplyDeleteAll Muslem ar not terrorist, but almost all terrorists are muslem! Look arnd d wrld in almost all warring countries.
ReplyDeleteMr. gov I know the place that your talking about it started by saying this places is govern by sharia I am an eye witness it now expanded beyond and even other state adopted sharia up till today the problem is that any non Muslim in the place is being victimize ,, we should not forget the jihad of usman danfodio till today most maguzawas today in Kano and other northern state are still victims of such discrimination so bh are muslem extremist you either accept this or you better change your religion QED
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