LONDON (AFP) – Michael
Adebolajo who was accused of
the gruesome murder of a British
soldier told his trial on Monday
that he loves Al-Qaeda and
considers the Islamic militants to
be his “brothers”.
Michael Adebolajo, 28, sat
surrounded by security guards as
he began giving evidence in his
trial at London’s Old Bailey court.
He and Michael Adebowale, 22,
are accused of murdering 25-
year-old soldier Lee Rigby in
broad daylight as he walked back
to his London barracks in May.
File: This photo taken on
November 23, 2010 shows
Michael Adebolajo (C) among the
nine suspected members of the
Al-Shabaab Movement arrested by
Kenyan police on November 22 on
claims of being Al-Shabaab
recruits on their way to Somalia at
the weekend. AFP photo
The court has heard that the pair
ran Rigby over with a car before
attacking him with knives.
Adebolajo attempted to behead
him with a meat cleaver.
The defendants, both Britons of
Nigerian descent, deny murder.
The soldier’s family sat just
metres (feet) from Adebolajo in
the courtroom as he said: “Al-
Qaeda, I consider to be
mujahideen. I love them, they’re
my brothers.”
The defendant, who wore a black
Islamic robe, added that he has
never met members of the militant
group.
The trial heard last week that
Adebolajo told police he and
Adebowale targeted a soldier
because they believed this was
“the most fair target” in an attack
aimed at avenging the deaths of
Muslims abroad.
Adebolajo said on Monday that
they attacked Rigby “for one
reason and one reason only —
that’s foreign policy”.
The jury heard that he was raised
as a Christian but converted to
Islam in his first year at
Greenwich University in south
London, close to where Rigby was
killed, in 2002 or 2003.
“My religion is everything,” the
married father-of-six told the
court.
Growing up in Romford, east of
London, he said that the “vast
majority” of his school friends
were white Britons. One of them
had joined the army and was killed
in Iraq.
Adebolajo said he held former
prime minister Tony Blair, who
sent British forces to join the US-
led invasion of Iraq in 2003,
“responsible” for his friend’s
death.
Adebolajo tried to travel to
Somalia in 2010 but was captured
in Kenya and brought back to
Britain, the court heard.
He said that before the brutal
attack on Rigby, he had attended
demonstrations organised by an
Islamist group banned under
British anti-terror laws, but then
realised the protests were
“impotent rage”.
“In reality, no demonstration will
make a difference,” he added.
The defendant, who has asked to
be called Mujaahid Abu Hamza in
court, said several times that he
was a “soldier” and that he did not
regret what happened to Rigby.
“I will never regret obeying the
command of Allah. That is all I
can say,” he said.
He told police after the brutal
attack on May 22 that he tried to
behead Rigby because it was the
most “humane” way to kill him,
comparing it to halal butchery
methods.

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Evil men

Can the Muslims refute what this true Islamic Jihadist says here. At least he is being truthful to Allah by carrying out his commands.

Chai! A woman is out there praying for a son, will this goat be counted as one?

Pity his family are now 1 child less

The guy needs a mental check-up obviously. I don't know if his poisoned mind is a result of a religion or a god or just peer influence but he is sure attributing his 'feat' to Allah.

A simple glance at him will outrightly show how brain-washed he's got! Blame it on the extremist groups' propaganda! The arab world are not fair to themselves so who needs his pity? Beside I think he's only out to avenge his friend's death!

then some1 will tell me GOD n Allah are dasame thing just da name differ (if i hear, my own GOD will neva advocate this deadly n heartless act)

skydeexie: Can the Muslims refute what this true Islamic Jihadist says here. At least he is being truthful to Allah by carrying out his commands.

I concur

Send him to Guantanamo bay his life will change for the better

Hmm. Time erodes every human. This guy, his accomplice, Hushpuppi and the underwear bomber have no pictures past the date of their offenses. They might die in prison for all we know. Nairaland no send you. Ahead, ahead with news on 2023’s election. That will get forgotten too.