Boko Haram leader, Abubakar Shekau, has
threatened to attack the Emir of Kano,
Muhammadu Sanusi II, in retaliation for the
Emir’s call on Kano residents and other
Nigerians to arm and defend themselves
against the terror organization.
In a new video released weekend, Mr. Shekau
said his group does not consider Mr. Sanusi a
true Muslim, and will attack him whenever an
opportunity presents itself.
The Emir had earlier issued a call to arms
after a series of deadly attacks by suspected
Boko Haram militants in Kano.
Speaking at Kano’s central Mosque in October,
the Emir charged the people of Kano to arm
and defend themselves against the sect,
which is responsible for more than 13,000
deaths.
The militants later launched a deadly assault
on the Mosque on Friday, November 28,
detonating multiple bombs and shooting
worshippers to death.
Over 100 people died in the attack which was
believed to have been targeted at Mr. Sanusi.
The Emir, who had travelled out of Nigeria at
the time, visited the Mosque on his return,
and re-affirmed his vow that the Kano people
will not cower in the face of Boko Haram’s
threats.
In a 19-minute new video first released
Saturday, Mr. Shekau did not claim
responsibility for the Mosque attack.
But he said his group remains prepared to
fight and kill anyone who challenges its
ideology, and all non-Muslims and “fake”
Muslims like the emir.
“Before I start talking to my brothers who
believed in me and the religion of Allah not
the religion of democracy, not that of western
education, those who believed in the religion
of the Quran not that of the constitution and
not religion of the Emir of Kano Sanusi
Lamido Sanusi, Jonathan, Obasanjo, Atiku,
Babangida, Obama, Bush, Clinton, but the
religion of Allah,” he said.
“Now listen to me Emir of Kano. I am talking
to you and only you because of your recent
utterances.
“Let me inform you now that you are late, you
should know that you are only but the King of
Kano, King of Central Bank, King of money,
you are only Sanusi Lamido,” he said.
Mr. Shekau denounced the Emir’s religion as
religion based on constitution, idol worship
and homosexuality.
“Our own government is defined as
government of the Allah by the Allah and for
the Allah not as you define your own
government as the government of the people
by the people and for the people,” he said.
Mr. Shekau said his group will fight local
vigilantes and hunters, who have successfully
crushed the advances of its fighters in some
parts of Nigeria’s northeast.
“Emir of Kano Sanusi you are late, that our
triumph is just for a period of time so you
said. Even your predecessors who are
renowned idol worshipers in Islamic history
like ‘Abujahal’ could not succeed fighting
Islam.
“Yes you can say that our success is for a
period of time, because you are a king of
Bank and a loyal citizen of his country,” Mr.
Shekau said.
The terrorist leader said his members are
ready to be slaughter and kill so they can rest
in heaven.
“Because you are made the Emir of Kano that
is why you got angry and was calling on the
Vigilante groups and hunters to attack us. Let
me tell you that the hunters and the vigilante
groups will fail and you will also fail,” he
said.
He condemned all other Islamic sects in the
country, calling them pagans.
He said the Izala, Tijjaniyya, Qadiriyya and
Shiite Islamic groups are pagans and his
group will continue to kill their followers.
He also condemned the government Saudi
Arabia saying they will all perish in hell.
“We will kill you people, we will capture
hostages and keep selling some.”
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