“We Would Kill You & Take Your People As Hostages” Shekau Vows To Kill Emir Sanusi

Abubakar Shekau, the leader of Boko Haram, has released a new video, threatening to attack Muhammadu Sanusi II, the emir of Kano. The Hausa service of the BBC posted the content of the video on its site.

In the 20-minute footage, the militant leader, who spoke in Arabic, Hausa and Kanuri languages, condemned Sanusi’s call on Nigerians to defend themselves against the sect.

You recall at a prayer meeting in Kano, Emir Sanusi lamented the frequency of the sect’s attacks and urged Nigerians to defend themselves. “These terrorists slaughter our boys and abduct our girls to force them into slavery,” he said.

“People should not sit idle and say prayer is the only solution. People should be made aware of the importance of being in a state of preparedness and make sure they acquire what they need to protect themselves.

“We should be ready to give our lives.” Sanusi had said.

Exactly a week after he made the call, suspected insurgents stormed the central mosque in the ancient city during Juma’at service, killing more than 100 people.

Shekau, who is yet to claim responsibility for the attack described the emir as a “fake Muslim”. “I am talking to you, the emir of Kano, because of your recent utterances,” Shekau said.

“Listen to me, you are only but the King of Kano, King of Central Bank, King of money. “Because you are made the emir of Kano that is why you called on the vigilante groups and hunters to attack us but the hunters and the vigilante groups will fail you. We would kill you and take your people as hostages.” He said Boko Haram’s government “is defined as government of the Allah by the Allah and for the Allah”, not like “government as the government of the people by the people and for the people”.

“Emir of Kano Sanusi you are late, that our triumph is just for a period of time so you said,” he continued. “Even your predecessors who are renowned idol worshipers in Islamic history like ‘Abujahal’ could not succeed fighting Islam. Yes you can say that our success is for a period of time, because you are a king of Bank and a loyal citizen of his country.”