A new video allegedly released by the leader of the Boko
Haram sect, Abubakar Shekau and obtained by journalists today (Thursday)
in Maiduguri the Borno state capital has threatened to attack the
United States for her desire to join forces with Nigeria to fight
terrorism and insurgency.
The United States had in November classified Boko Haram as a
terrorist organization that have links with international terrorist
group, Al-Qaeda.
Boko Haram in the video, vowed to take its violent campaigns to the
U.S for her pledge to partner with Nigeria to fight terrorism.
“After that you said so many things. By Allah, you are lying. Were
you truthful, oh America, you would have been truthful inside your
country, you bloody liar. May Allah’s curse be on you,” the man believed
to be Shekau, said in the video.
“This message is intended as a glad tiding. Allah the Almighty has
given us victory in the attack we launched inside Maiduguri on the 2nd
of this month.
“We stormed the city and fought them (and) Allah blessed us with lots of booty.
“They call us Boko Haram but we are not Boko Haram. We are Jama’atu
Ahlissunnah Lidda’awati
Wal Jihad whose leader is Abubakar Ash-shakawy,
who in the past committed a lot of infractions but when he followed the
Quran and the prophet’s teachings, today even Obama fears him, Francois
Hollande fears him, Benjamin Netanyahu fears him, the whole world fears
him. Why? Because he holds on to Allah the Almighty.
“You are boasting you are going to join forces with Nigeria to crush
us, bloody liars. You couldn’t crush us when we were carrying sticks, is
it today when we storm your barracks and commandeer your things one
after the other, killed you in numbers that you are going to crush us?
The man believed to be Shekau continued saying in the video.
“Where were you when your World Trade Centre was bombed, including your Pentagon when you were faced on your turf?
“Liars! May Allah protect us. This is a message from this small
destitute who has become a nightmare to infidels” said Shekau who made
the speech on the victory they achieved in Maiduguri.
The message vowed to continue with the attack not just in Maiduguri
but the whole world and reminded those who care to listen to repent and
turn to Allah.
“By Allah we will never stop. Don’t think we will stop in Maiduguri,
tomorrow you will see us in America itself. Our operation is not
confined to Nigeria; it is for the whole world.