There are indications that an ideological
feud within the rank and file of the Boko
Haram sect may have led to a breakaway
faction. The new outfit calls itself ‘Ansaru.’
In a statement circulated in Kano, Ansaru
gave its full name is “Ansarul Muslimina Fi
Biladis Sudan,” meaning Vanguards for the
Protection of Muslims in Black Africa. Its
motto is “Jihad Fi Sabilillah,” meaning it is
fighting and sacrificing for Allah’s cause. The
statement was signed by one Abu Usamata
Al’Ansari, who claimed to be its leader.
Ansaru expressed displeasure with Boko
Haram’s style of operations, which it
described as inhuman to the Muslim
Ummah. It vowed to restore dignity and
sanity to the “the lost dignity of Muslims in
black Africa” and to bring back the dignity
of Islam in Nigeria and the Sokoto Caliphate,
founded by Othman Dan Fodio in 1804,
which spread across Niger Republic,
Cameroon and some West African countries.
Ansaru’s logo shows the Qur’an, with a gun
on both sides; attached to the guns are
black flags with the inscription, “There is no
deity but Allah and Muhammad is His
messenger”.
The statement said, “For the first time, we
are glad to announce to the public the
formation of this group that has genuine
basis. We will have dispassionate look into
everything, to encourage what is good and
see to its spread and to discourage evil and
try to eliminate it.....they go fear fear!
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