We Are Not Ghosts, Boko Haram Tells President Jonathan

 MEMBERS OF A BOKO HARAM SPLINTER GROUP INSISTING ON A CEASE FIRE AT A NEWS CONFERENCE IN MAIDUGURI
MEMBERS OF A BOKO HARAM SPLINTER GROUP INSISTING ON A CEASE FIRE AT A NEWS CONFERENCE IN MAIDUGURI

A faction of Boko Haram yesterday took exception to President Goodluck Jonathan’s statement during his recent state visit to Yobe and Borno States that members of the sect were “ghosts.”In a statement signed by Sheikh Muhammad Abdul’aziz, and distributed to journalists in Maiduguri, the sect said:

“As regards the statement by Mr. President that we are ghosts, let me say with due respect that we are not ghosts; we have sat with officials of the Borno State Government and a delegation of Northern State Governors’ Forum on Peace and Reconciliation, headed by Air Vice Marshall Mukhtar Muhammad (rtd.).”

On the purported video clip on YouTube credited to its leader – Abubakar Shekau – he dissociated the group from the ceasefire and dialogue offer, Abdul’aziz said: “About a week ago, somebody who claimed to be leader of Jama’atul Ahlul Sunnah Lid-Da’waati Wal Jihad, Sheikh Abubakar Shekau, appeared on You Tube and disclaimed peace process going on between the government of Borno State and the group. The purported Sheikh Abubakar Shekau, went further to say that he does not know Sheikh Mohammed Ibn Abdul’aziz. Let me state  that the man who appeared on the said YouTube is not Sheikh Abubakar Shekau. The voice is not his and sheikh has never hidden his face.

“Sheikh’s voice is heavily Kanuri accented. The man (in the video) is an impostor deliberately brought to the frontline by those opposed to the peace process.

Abdul’aziz then called on the Governor Shettima of Borno State to disregard the propaganda aimed at scuttling the peace process even as he reiterated the sect’s determination to engage in dialogue as the forward “because our people are suffering” and added that they will explore the option “to its logical conclusion.”

13 COMMENTS

  1. Our God is a merciful God. Despite all the mass killings and slaughters (we’ve heard and seen videoclips of people being slaughtered like goats, pregnant women ripped apart, bullet-ridden bodies, etc.) you people perpetrated; sending them to untimely life beyond: few to Heaven and most of them to Hell Fire. But if you sincerely repent of these and turn to God, He will have mercy upon you and give you a new life: eternal life with JESUS CHRIST.

  2. Hahahahahahha…. U are not ghosts… Human beings who are cowards, killing innocent people… Nonsense. Oh, u just realised your people are suffering… Who caused it? You have even sat with Borno State Governor…. Hmmmm, what a shame to you and your leaders… Your time is UP Boko Boko….

  3. oh, it seems u are tired of bombing and distroying innocent people , now that ur hands are full of blodd u are asking for amnesty, the niger delta has oil, and their annoyance was they are being marginalised, on ur part who is marginalising u, the north ruled nigeria forthirty seven and half yrs without developing their states, seventy percent of nigeria economy comes from the east and south, what have you to ask for aamnesty, what are you telling the families of those you slaughtered like fowls?, u need to ask GOD for forgiveness, drop urv weapons and repent for those who live by sword dies by the sword

  4. You are of your father, the devil whose language is lies. Come out boldly to declare why you kill innocent souls. Your attitudes indicate workers of darkness. I am sure God is aware and your judgement is very close. If you harden your heart, sudden destruction will come upon you but if you repent, God is merciful to wipe your sins away.

  5. ITS CLEAR TO THE WORLD THAT THOSE THAT HOLD MEETING WITH THE ISLACMIST SECT AND THE ISLACMIST SECT (AKA) BOKO HARAM ARE IDIOT, NORTHERNER HAS RULE THIS COUNTRY FOR OVER FORTY YEARS THEY COULD NOT CLEANS THE SUFFERING OF THE NORT, NOW YOU IDIOT GUYS CALL BOKO HARAM NOW EXPECRTING THE WE THE SOUTH WEST AND SOUTH SOUTH OF YESTERDAY ON POWER TO SOLVE THE SUFFERING OF YOURS PEOPLE, NOW YOU ARE ASKING FOR ARMNESTY, PLEASE BOKO COUNTINUE KILLING IN THE NORTH, I ONLY BLAME NON NORTHERNER THAT ARE STILL LIVING IN THE NORTH, BUT MIND YOUR KILLINGS OTHERWISE IT WILL RED ONE DAY.

  6. Yes Boko-haram took several attacks on innocent people, but i wonder why people din`t talk about the massacre that Govt did to their family. Aljazeera made the video footage available to the world and no one has ever spoken about it. Mr President go and have an Amnesty with this people, so that they should stop this killing and bombings.