terrorists from Adamawa, Borno and Yobe states
following declaration of state of emergency in
the three states are obviously getting to the
dreaded Islamist sect, Boko Haram, as its leader,
Abubakar Shekau, in a video published, Tuesday,
called on Islamists in Afghanistan, Pakistan and
Iraq to join the fight to create an Islamic state in
Nigeria.
"We call on our brethren in these countries I
mentioned. Oh! Our brethren, come to us," he
said in the video, which alternates between
Arabic and Hausa language.
Earlier this month, Afghan President, Hamid
Karzai had advised Boko Haram insurgents to
sheathe their swords.
Karzai, during the presentation of letters of
credence to him by Nigeria's Ambassador to
Afghanistan, Dauda Danladi, called on the Boko
Haram members to lay down their arms if they
are true Muslims and embrace amnesty offered
by the Federal Government noting that no
religion preaches violence.
"Boko Haram should stop burning schools,
Mosques, Churches in the name of Islam. You
should not destroy your country if you are true
Muslims. You should protect lives because in
Islam if you kill one, it is as if you have killed the
whole of humanity and if you save life, it is as if
you have saved the whole of humanity".
Abubakar Shekau who stated that his group has
scored several victories against the Nigerian
military in Borno State during the ongoing
offensive, admitted, however, that his group
sustained little damage.
According to him, "Since we started this ongoing
war which they call state of emergency, in some
instances soldiers who faced us turned and ran.
Nigerian forces threw down their arms in
flight" .
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