Leader of Boko Haram Islamic sect, Abubakar Shekau, has said in a new audio release that his group will run to the Islamic State, ISIS, militant group when the need arises.
The audio was released on the group’s Twitter account on Saturday.
ISIS controls most parts of Syria and Iraq and has brutally killed several people in the regions, including the UK and the US citizens.
“We are sending you this message, following what Allah said in his Quran: And hold fast, all together, to the rope of Allah and not be divided among ourselves. And what the prophet said; whoever died and had not Imam, died by ignorance.
“In submission to the order of Allah ‘Azza wajal’, and submission to order of the prophet peace be upon him, we announce our allegiance to the caliphate of the Muslims Ibrahim ibn Awad ibn Ibrahim al-Husseini al-Qurashi and will hear and obey in times of difficulty and prosperity, in hardship and ease, and to endure being discriminated against and not to dispute about the rule with those in power except in the case of infidelity,” the Boko Haram leader announced.
Speaking further, Shekau implored “Muslims everywhere to pledge allegiance to the caliphate and support him, as obedience to Allah and as their application of the absent duty era.”
Explaining why his group’s decided to pledge allegiance to the caliphate, the wanted terrorist said it is in “the interest of the Ummah in their religion and in their Dunya to have an Imam that looks after them according to Allah’s rule and fight the enemy of Islam and those who fights the rule of Allah and this is the completeness of the religion with the book that guides and the sword that favour seven the religion and the world for Muslims will never be complete without it,” noting that, “interest of sons of Adam won’t be successful without them being united under one Jamaa’ah after their gathering together; they must have a head, and it’s not a problem even if less of the groups who oppose the others unite for this cause.
“We pledge allegiance because there is no cure of the dissimilarity that Ummah have except the caliphate.
“We also call on all the Muslims to join us in this goodness, because it would enrage the enemy of Allah. By Allah, our gathering under one banner, under one Imam is heavier to the enemy’s morality than for them to attain victory on the battle field,” he added.
“As to what follows, from your brother in Allah, Abu Mohammed Abu Bakr bin Mohammed Shekau, the Imam of Jama’tu Ahlus Sunnah Lidda Awati Wal Jihad to the caliph of Muslims Abu Bakr Ibrahim bin Awad bin Ibrahim al-Husseini al-Qurashi,” Shekau noted.
