Boko Haram: We’re coming after you - Shekau to Chad President - Qubes Magazine

The leader of Jama’atu Ahlis Sunna Lidda’awati wal-Jihad also known as Boko Haram, Mallam Abubakar Shekau, has threatened to go after the Chadian President Idriss Deby.

He was reacting to the huge loss suffered by his sect in last week’s encounter with Chadian soldiers.

In a less than five minutes audio message released by the sect, a rather subdued Abubakar Shekau said his fighters would go after the Chadian President for his war against the sect.

Shekau, who spoke in Hausa, said despite the setbacks inflected on Boko Haram by the Chadian troops in an assault coordinated by Deby, the sect was ready to fight on.

He said: “Today is Monday, 6th in the month of, Insha Allahu, Shaaban, the Hijirah of the Prophet of Allah, from Meccah to Medinah, 1441.

“We believe after this introduction, we heard certain things from Chad from a certain individual named Idriss Deby.

“He came out fully dressed up with the ambition of fighting the religion of Islam, that is he wants to fight us because we said we will work for the enthronement of Islam, we are Jama’atu Ahlis Sunna Lidda’awati wal-Jihad.

“Our aim is to follow the tenet of the Koran; our aim is to follow the tenets of the prophet; our aim is to practice Islam the way the Prophet of Allah left instructions before dying and handing over to knowledgeable scholars, who have also passed it down to me.

“Idris Daby, I will address you now. I am insha Allahu taalla, Abubakar ibn Mohammed Shekau, the Imam of Jama’atu Ahlis Sunna Lidda’awati wal-Jihad.

“I decided to send you this message quickly. Don’t think because you’ve fought battles in ignorance not according to the tenet of Islam, and today, because we said we will work for Allah, you think you will triumph over us.

“First, even Pharaoh was frightened. Idriss Deby, fear Allah, repent and become a Muslim.

“Be careful, all these aggressions with weapons, insha Allah, you will not defeat us.

“Because of this, you can’t do anything to us. That area in which we were victorious, that Allah made us to kill you your men (killing of 90 Chadian soldiers), it is not that we are in enmity with human beings but anybody that is in enmity with Allah, is also our enemy. This is the summary.”

He consoled the troops for the heavy casualties.

He vowed to gun down the Chadian President.

Chadian troops, led by the President, Idriss Deby engaged Boko Haram sect in a heavy battle at the around the Lake Chad region, killing many of the sect members, destroying their base and capturing weapons. Thenationonlineng