Abubakar Shekau
Michael Olugbode
The leader of the outlawed Boko Haram sect, Abubakar Shekau Thursday claimed responsibility for the December 2 attack on Maiduguri during which the Air Force base and the army barrack were among the targets.
Shekau said in a video clip released to journalists that the sect had the capacity to attack any country in the world, including the United States.
Shekau, who is wanted by the Nigerian and US governments for terrorism, in the 19 minutes video clip, was dressed in a military camouflage and had turban on. There was a Kalashnikov leaning on his chest and every now and then throughout the recording, he worked himself into fits of fury.
The leader of the notorious group who throughout the video recording shifted from Hausa, Arabic and Kanuri, said: "This message is intended as a glad tiding. Allah, the almighty, has given us victory in the attack we launched inside Maiduguri (which was) called Borno in ancient times. We stormed the city and fought them (and) Allah blessed us with lots of booties.
"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 Koran and the prophet's teachings today even (Barack) Obama fears him, Francois Holland fears him, Benjamin Netanyahu fears him, Margaret Thatcher fears him, the whole world fears him. Why? Because he holds on to Allah, the almighty.
"After that you say so many things (referring to the US). By Allah, you are lying. Were you truthful, oh America, you would have been truthful inside your country, you bloody liars. May Allah's curse be on you.
"Useless, stupid America, prostitute, idiot. If you could do anything, you would have done it in your country. You are boasting you are going to join force 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 commandeered your things one after the other, killed you in numbers that you are going to crush us?
"Three of our men carried out suicide bombings, three of our men died from bullets, one of them died from friendly fire and not from your bullets. May Allah accept them as martyrs and may we attain such honour."
He threatened the youth vigilante group popularly called Civilian JTF: "Oh you stick-carrying vigilante, we will slaughter you. I address you as a woman because what you are doing is feminine (weakness). If you think you are tough come and meet me where I'm."
The terror leader said the sect would not stop its terror attack on Maiduguri but would extend it to other parts of the country and abroad.
"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.
"I hope this message will be a reminder to whosoever listens to repent and turn to Allah not because of me," he said.
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