Abubakar Shekau who was recently removed as the leader of Boko Haram has
threatened to go into the Presidential Villa and kill President Mohammadu
Buhari and others he called “infidels”.
Shekau in his latest video also threatened to kill Chief of Army Staff Lt.
Gen. Tukur Burutai and Army Spokesman, Col. Sanni Usman.
Appearing with a large number of his Soldiers in the Video, Shekau, who
sat while his message was being read expressed anger over ISIS recognition
of Albanawi as the new leader of Boko Haram.
The transcribed and translated video message reads;
“This is a message from the group of Jamaatu Ahlil sunna liddawati wal
jihad in West Africa of the Islamic caliphate to all the Jihadists of the
world; especially to Abubakar Albagdadi.
“News has recently come to us through the media outlets, including those
of the infidels. The news was that someone has been made leader or
vicegerent of our movement in West Africa. But we are telling you that the
appointed person has no qualifications to become our leader. We have
listened and heard from them and their comment and how they tried to
defame Ahlil Sunna wal jamaaa and we are further convinced that such a
person cannot become our leader. And we cannot follow the one that is not
of Ahlil Sunna wal jamaaa’.
“Besides, our leader, Abubakar Shekau, has sent you an 8-point message
detailing why the person you appointed cannot lead because he is one of
those that are called irjai. You (Albagdadhi) has sent a message back to
our leader asking for the meaning of Irjai which he explained to you and
you have failed to get back to us till date.
“Apart from that in the message we sent to you, you’ve not been able to
address all the questions asked and the issues raised till date. For that
reason, we are telling you that we are together with our leader, Abubakar
Shekau.
“There are other issues that we want to raise but not on this platform.
“We have not reneged on our professed loyalty in the leadership of
Albagdadi. We are still with him. But we will not entertain any middle man
to come between us and the Khalifa Albagdadhi until we meet face to face
with the Khalifa or get a video or audio message from him, then we will
reveal to him core secrets about those they are building their trust on.
“We are also warning you the infidels of the West African countries that
in no distant time, you are going to be visited with a calamity from us
that will marvel you all for a long time to come. We will shock the world
very soon. Watch out for us.
“Especially, the Cheif of Army staff , General Buratai and the army
spokesman, Kukasheka; we are going to show you our strength in Nigeria.
The world should know that we are no longer out to fight Nigeria but our
battle is of the entire world. And the battle has just begun. It is going
to be a fresh battle for you soldiers of Nigeria. Die you all in your
rage.
“To you, President Buhari, very soon you will see us inside your home the
presidential palace. You will hear from us right in there by the will of
God. Abuja will hear from us very soon. We will demolish infidel and bring
down the green white green and replace it with our flag. And under that
flag, we shall worship Allah and we shall bring justice to all of you.
Don’t think it is only this weapon that will aid us to destroy you but
Allah will assist us to do this. Die you all in your rage. We are out to
wage war on the world.”