SHEKAU THREATENS MAYHEM DURING GENERAL ELECTIONS
Reports from
foreign media, Al Jazeera and the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) says
the leader of the Islamist group, Boko Haram, Abubakar Shekau, has threatened
mayhem during Nigeria’s presidential election scheduled to hold on March 28.
foreign media, Al Jazeera and the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) says
the leader of the Islamist group, Boko Haram, Abubakar Shekau, has threatened
mayhem during Nigeria’s presidential election scheduled to hold on March 28.
Shekau, in a new video
purportedly released by the group on Tuesday, that was obtained by US based
SITE Intelligence Group, issued a warning to the Goodluck Jonathan’s government
that next month’s elections would be disrupted with violence.
purportedly released by the group on Tuesday, that was obtained by US based
SITE Intelligence Group, issued a warning to the Goodluck Jonathan’s government
that next month’s elections would be disrupted with violence.
“Allah will not
leave you to proceed with these elections even after us, because you are saying
that authority is from people to people, which means that people should rule
each other, but Allah says that the authority is only to him, only his rule is
the one which applies on this land,” he said.
leave you to proceed with these elections even after us, because you are saying
that authority is from people to people, which means that people should rule
each other, but Allah says that the authority is only to him, only his rule is
the one which applies on this land,” he said.
“And finally we say
that these elections that you are planning to do, will not happen in peace,
even if that costs us our lives,” Shekau added.
that these elections that you are planning to do, will not happen in peace,
even if that costs us our lives,” Shekau added.
In the video
message, titled “A message to the leaders of the disbelievers”, the contents of
which Al Jazeera has not been able to independently verify, Shekau took aim at
the leadership of regional countries who are co-ordinating efforts against the
group.
message, titled “A message to the leaders of the disbelievers”, the contents of
which Al Jazeera has not been able to independently verify, Shekau took aim at
the leadership of regional countries who are co-ordinating efforts against the
group.
“You are claiming
that we don’t know how to fight, but we forced your forces to flee from their
bases and we freed our imprisoned brothers from the prisons that you oppressed
them in, only praise be to Allah.”
that we don’t know how to fight, but we forced your forces to flee from their
bases and we freed our imprisoned brothers from the prisons that you oppressed
them in, only praise be to Allah.”
The Independent
National Electoral Commission (INEC) had postponed the February 14 election by
six weeks after consultations with security chiefs and political stakeholders. The
BBC reports that the 15-minute film was released via the group’s newly created
Twitter account, prompting some analysts to question whether they had been
influenced by Islamic State.
National Electoral Commission (INEC) had postponed the February 14 election by
six weeks after consultations with security chiefs and political stakeholders. The
BBC reports that the 15-minute film was released via the group’s newly created
Twitter account, prompting some analysts to question whether they had been
influenced by Islamic State.
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