The Jamaatu Ahlis Sunnah Lil Daawati wal Jihad, popularly called Boko Haram, has said that it would not negotiate with any government representative and had no plans to do so.
In a half-hour video made in Hausa and posted on YouTube, the sect called on President Goodluck Jonathan to resign and also accept Islam.
The video appeared more of a tirade of abuse with the group offering no logical explanation or reason for its demands and positions.
In the video, which was made by the group's leader, Abubakar Shekau, in the form of an Islamic lecture, the sect claimed that "it doesn't kill "women and children, but those who have offended us, arrested our people and killed them."
It also claimed that some people were committing evil acts in its name and that it would go after such people.
The sect also rejected any plans by the federal government to legislate on the number of children Nigerians could have, describing such proposal as 'blasphemy.'
But President Goodluck Jonathan has faulted the condition given by the Boko Haram that he should embrace the Islamic faith and become its ardent member or resign from office, saying that the sect's demands were blackmail and rude intimidation.
Speaking to LEADERSHIP through his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Dr. Reuben Abati, the president said he would not resign as president as far as he was in power based on the mandate given to him by Nigerians in the 2011 presidential poll.
Abati said it was laughable for any group in the country to hand down such a condition to a president who was elected by both Muslims and Christians in last year's presidential poll even when it was not in contest that he was a Christian.
The presidential spokesman said, "When Nigerians voted overwhelmingly for President Jonathan in the 2011 general election, they knew they were voting for a Christian. He continues to enjoy the goodwill and support of the good people of Nigeria. As president, Dr. Jonathan is the leader of both Muslims and Christians; in fact he is the leader of persons of all faiths.
"So, it amounts to sheer blackmail for any individual or group to ask the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria to convert to Islam. The president cannot be intimidated by any group or individual. The President will never resign. He has the mandate of Nigerians to serve his motherland and nobody should imagine that he will succumb to blackmail."
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From the very beginning the President and his people were warned not to ever succumb to the very idea of negotiating or having dialogues with the Hausa/Fulani terrorists. It is the same people who promised to pull down heaven on earth if GoodLuck Ebele Jonathan succeeded in his bid to steal their Presidential slot who are behind all these.They initiated the impeachment proceeding against the President and at the same time use the Boko Haram to push for their agenda of making Nigeria ungovernable.This is an expensive joke of a kind. But it is a collective insult to Nigerian Christians for the Hausa/Fulani terrorists to demand that our dear Christian President should convert into their crack pot religion of peace.With that the terrorist will stop their killing campaign.That is but a declaration of war.At this juncture it behooves all true Christians to arm themselves in order to defend themselves and their faith against the the Hausa/ Fulanis. "Ndigbo ga-agwa ochu ."
I'm yet to understand, I mean that I don't never understand the reason why religion should became big problems in Africa.For the boko haram our whatever they call theirself are ignorancies o0f religion. the so callöed religions are not löonger as 200 to 300 yers in africa.and before that africa have their own peacefull religions.you are a big fool to kill a felow human bein in the name of religion.the religion that was introduced to africa just like few cnturies ago.
I'm yet to understand, I mean that I don't never understand the reason why religion should became big problems in Africa.For the boko haram our whatever they call theirself are ignorancies o0f religion. the so callöed religions are not löonger as 200 to 300 yers in africa.and before that africa have their own peacefull religions.you are a big fool to kill a felow human bein in the name of religion.the religion that was introduced to africa just like few cnturies ago.
I'm yet to understand, I mean that I don't never understand the reason why religion should became big problems in Africa.For the boko haram our whatever they call theirself are ignorancies o0f religion. the so callöed religions are not löonger as 200 to 300 yers in africa.and before that africa have their own peacefull religions.you are a big fool to kill a felow human bein in the name of religion.the religion that was introduced to africa just like few cnturies ago.
Boko Haram did not start with President Goodluck - those whose memory is good will remember that Boko Haram started as a small group in 2009 Before the death of Late Yar'adua. I remember vividly - it was summer.
I am not really sure religion is the only or even the main motivation of the Boko Haram. I believe there are powerful/rich Northern Leaders that are using this to promote some hidden agenda.
Boko Haram did not start with President Goodluck - those whose memory is good will remember that Boko Haram started as a small group in 2009 Before the death of Late Yar'adua. I remember vividly - it was summer.
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