“We are stronger than America anywhere
they are."
Boko Haram leader Imam Abubakar
Shekau has made another video
appearance, daring the United States and
others.
He said none of the world powers could
locate his whereabouts, no matter how
hard they try. Besides, Shekau vowed that
the sect would attack Abuja – the seat of
the government and the refineries – the
symbol of Nigeria’s economic power.
In a 56-minute video in which Shekau
mixed Arabic, Hausa, English and Kanuri,
he declared war against those he
described as infidels, including Christians.
He also spoke on the fate of the girls, who
have been converted to Islam.
He said: “I am going to marry all these
girls off; you cannot see them again. We
will sell them in the market; there is a
market where I will sell them.
“If you bring three trillion troops, we will
not release the girls. We stand to deal
with infidels.
“If they catch me, it does not stop me
from what I am doing. They said anybody
that catches me will be given $50million.
So I am important; Obama and Jonathan
are unimportant.
“You are looking for who? It is not a new
thing that they are catching children and
selling them. It is the owner that puts
them in the market.
“We are stronger than America anywhere
they are. If you want to defend do so
because I am ready.
“Where do you say you will come and look
for me? Do you know where I am since all
these days?
“You are just searching in vain by looking
at every nook and cranny.
“I don’t have a land; anywhere I find
myself is my land because all land belongs
to God.”
Shekau likened the sect’s campaign to
the one in Afghanistan signposting a link
with Al-Qaeda.
He said: “The war we are fighting is like
the ones in Afghanistan and Iraq, it is the
war against Christians and infidels.
“Those fighting in Afghanistan, Iraq,
Indonesia, Pakistan, Yemen, Mali are my
brothers. We will do Jihad. This is my
message.”
Shekau took on many countries and world
leaders.
The list includes the US, Britain, France,
Germany, Russia, China, Israel and Italy
He said: “Some of you (like Germany,
Russia, China, Italy) think because we do
not mention your names, you think we
don’t know you people are involved.
“If I catch Jonathan, Obama and others I
am going to sell them. Don’t think I am
joking. God, you are my witness.
“If you (Obama, Jonathan, others) seek
God’s forgiveness, He forgives. He is a
merciful God. If you don’t seek
forgiveness, I am going to cut you into
pieces.”
He went on: “You Jonathan, you are
watching me. If you like, go and bring
everybody all over the world, you cannot
do anything. Bring up human rights issue,
you don’t know anything. Do Nigerians
know their rights?
“I am the President; there is no President
in Nigeria; there is no President in the
world. I am the President in Islam and in
the world.”
Shekau vowed that the spate of killings by
the sect would continue in any part of the
country.
He added: “We will kill until we get tired.
We will kill all infidels until we get tired.
We will kill unbelievers like chicken. We
will tie them. We have decided what we
will do.
“Any amount let them spend; we will
bring this country down. We are stronger
than America anywhere they are.
“We will open a killing pool for all those
who have insulted us like George Bush,
Obama and even Jonathan.
“I pledge to Allah my God to be faithful,
loyal and honest. And you to your
country. We will know who God will
answer between you and I.
“There is no government existing in
Nigeria. Do you think you have
government?”
On the sect’s recurring attacks on FCT,
the Boko Haram leader said the sect
would also not ceasefire.
He added: “We are in Abuja, we will cause
havoc. We will do Jihad. We are all Abuja
residents. Very soon, we will come to
Abuja.
“We are going to the refineries. We are
going to the unbelievers. We won’t go to
your (Jonathan’s) state; we will go to
where there are refineries.”
Shekau listed the sect’s grouses against
some world powers, including opposition
to western education, democracy and
homosexuality.
He said: “The war we are fighting is
against democracy, constitution,
Christianity and Western Education.
“I don’t have any relationship with Saudi
Arabia, they are nothing. They are also
unbelievers. I don’t follow white men. I am
not going to follow anybody except God. I
won’t have any relationship with anybody
than God.
“You say you want to use democracy to
cheat us or to deceive us. You are talking
of government of the people by the
people for the people. I am talking of the
government of Allah by the Allah for the
Allah
“What is the essence of allowing a female
to marry a female? I don’t understand
what they are saying. They said it is about
freedom which I do not understand.”
–The Nation
