Ansaru terrorist group openly preaches rebellion against govt in Kaduna

Members of the Ansaru terrorists group are openly preaching in many villages of Birnin Gwari Local Government Area of Kaduna State as part of their activities to mark the Eid-el-Kabir festival, Dailytrust reports.

They are trying to convince the locals to accept their kind of religion which detests democracy, formal education and respect for constituted authorities.

Unlike what they did during the Eid-el-Fitr festival, a little over two months ago, when they simply went round communities and shared candies and other edibles as Sallah gifts, the terrorists this time around took time to interact with the locals and urged them to acquire arms and launch a rebellion against the government.

They also reassured them of protection against bandits.

In a two-page pamphlet, the terror group according to Dailytrust berated President Muhammadu Buhari led administration, adding that it failed to protect the lives and property of the people and urged them not to fall for the call to effect change through any electoral process.

Witnesses said that the terrorists had been preaching their anti-government and anti-democracy stance since the Eid el-Kabir Sallah day (Saturday) without caution from anywhere.

The villages they visited in Birnin Gwari LGA on Monday included Damari, Unguwar Gajere, Kakini, Kuyello and Kwasa Kwasa.

“During their propagation, the terrorists, who are mostly young men, moved on dozens of motorcycles decked with flags with Arabic inscriptions,” one of our sources said.

“They tongue-lashed the federal, state and local authorities, arguing that democracy is against the teaching of Islam. They also called out Muslim clerics who call for prayers for democratic leaders.

“But the most dangerous trend this time around is the call by the terrorists for people to source for arms and fight the government.

“They back their claims by wrongly interpreting some verses of the Holy Qur’an and prophetic sayings. They say people would continue to suffer until they forcefully changed their leaders,” the source said.

It was learnt that during their visits to many communities in the last three days, they had shared hundreds of leaflets to people who gathered to listen to their preaching.

“They talk to people openly and without any fear. They don’t even cover their faces. They wore military gear and carried high-calibre weapons like AK47 and anti-aircraft missiles.

“They are so confident of themselves that they move in broad daylight,” another source said.

“You will not be wrong if you say they are the landlords here because of fear of the unknown, our people are willing to listen to them any time.

“However, the implication of what is happening is that they are gradually convincing our people and this is dangerous,” he said.

Led by one Abubakar Adam Kambar (deceased), the group following its rebellion against Shekau gradually shifted its base from the North East and established several active and passive cells in parts of the North West and North Central.

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