The leader of the outlawed Boko Haram sect, Abubakar
Shekau Friday said that their battle was against President
Goodluck Jonathan and the rest of his Christian brethren.
He further warned that Nigerians should be under no illusion
that the sect was not fighting a religious war in total
submission to the will of God and would have eaten humans
if they were given divine instruction.
In a message sent to e-mail of some selected journalists,
Shekau said the sect had never done anything against the will
of God which was responsible for series of victories recorded
against the Nigerian state and its agencies.
The notorious sect leader equally said it was God that has
continued to give them the booty of their enemies, which the
sect has continued to loot without restraint and enjoyed.
In the translated video recording, he said:
This is to show our Muslim brethren that victory comes from
Allah. This is just a tip of the ice berg regarding the booty
Allah has blessed us with, the booty which took our brothers
day and night to cart away.
Our fighters stormed Bama (military) barracks. Allah threw
them (troops) into confusion through some servants of Allah
who dedicated themselves to Allah. Allah finished them. They
bragged, they said whatever pleased them to the extent of
claiming they have cleansed Bama, now that they have sticks-
wielding vigilantes. Even Jonathan praised them, saying Bama
are steadfast.
It is in the same Bama that our brothers pulverized 21
armoured tanks. People in multitudes were killed, bodies
scattered all over and the sight would astonish any onlooker.
Soldiers hid under blankets in their rooms and our fighters
pursued them and blew out their brains.
Shekau added that: Had Allah allowed us to eat them we
would have eaten them but we are not cannibals because we
are not spirits or animals. As for killing, we will kill (for) Allah, if
he says we should decapitate, we should amputate the limbs,
we should mutilate.
Shekau while boasting of the title, Victory for Allah, said the
recent destruction of Damaturu, Maiduguri and later Bama
were victories from Allah, insisting that the victories were
beyond human comprehension and the sect members were
surprised, said We were amazed by the victory in Damaturu, then a greater
victory was achieved in Maiduguri and now Bama operation is
better than Maiduguri. And tomorrow we will go to
The terror leader asked his members to be thankful to God on
the recent victories of the group, insisting that, They try to
brainwash the people that we are fighting an ethnic war. No,
we are fighting a religious war, we are fighting Jonathan, we
are fighting Christians.
He said those that ran out of luck may meet their Waterloo in
the couple of days left in the year as the group was set to be
on the prowl for Christians. He said, If you are not lucky you
will not celebrate this your December. If you are not lucky this
December you will not go to your churches or you will
celebrate it in fear.
The terrorists who perhaps agreed that some of his members
might have been killed by him to instil fear and discipline, said
This is a bounty placed on me (brandishing a flyer with his
picture), that whoever finds me, finds me and takes to
Jonathan, will be given N50 million.
What is N50 million. Do you know what we are doing? Your
armoured tank is worth more than N50 million and we burnt
it. Havent we burnt your aircraft? What is N50
million. We do not worship money. As for he who is in our
midst for money, Allah has taken care of him. Hypocrites who
lived with the Prophet could not harm him. You
cant in anyway harm me.
He also said with all the bounty he was hiding by God from
his traducers, noting, Even America has placed
$7 million ransom (on my head) if you arrest and take me. But
it is difficult indeed.
The way you hide Jonathan in Aso Rock and hide Obama in
White House, so does Allah hide me under His protection.
You are with Jonathan and Obama while I am with Allah.