Boko Haram has pledged allegiance
to the Islamic State (IS), according to
an audio statement released on the
group's Twitter account.
Though the sect hailed Abu Bakr al-
Baghdadi, leader of IS in one of its
previous videos, this is the first time
that it would be identifying with the
group, which has large parts of Syria
and Iraq under its control.
In recent times, the similarities
between both groups are becoming
too glaring. Unlike the past, Boko Haram's videos are now coming with professionally- designed graphics and subtitles in French and Hausa.
On Monday, Boko Haram released a
video that was posted on Twitter by
SITE intelligence group, which also
posts videos on behalf of IS. However, in Saturday's audio, Abubakar Shekau, leader of the sect said his group will obey IS "in times of difficulties and prosperity".
"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," he
said.
"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 wa jal', 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."
Shekau called on Muslims across the
world to equally support for ISIS,
saying the new alliance with the group
would help to fight enemies of the
religion.
"We call on Muslims everywhere to
pledge allegiance to the caliphate and
support him, as obedience to Allah
and as their application of the absent
duty era," he said.
"We pledge allegiance to the caliphate
because of 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; 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."
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