Indications have emerged 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 as “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 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 other 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.”
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