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, people in the affected communities told Daily Trust Tuesday.

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 sighted by Daily Trust, the terror group lambasted the President Muhammadu Buhari administration, saying 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 told the Daily Trust 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.

Daily Trust had, two months ago, reported that the Ansaru terrorists had infested many villages in many LGAs of Kaduna, Katsina and Zamfara states.

They have continued to wax stronger by fighting sundry bandits and, in some cases, using persuasion to bring them to their fold.

Formally known as Jamā’atu An’āril Muslimīna fī Bilādis Sūdān (The Vanguard for the Protection of Muslims in Black Africa), Ansaru broke away from the Abubakar Shekau-led Boko Haram in 2012.

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.

Settled marital disputes, others

Our correspondent reports that, besides preaching, the terrorists now settle marital disputes among the people.

“If a husband and wife are having issues, they go to the terrorists’ leaders to settle the matter. The terrorists also adjudicate on matters relating to farms, trade among others.

“The claim that they don’t control territories is unfounded. They control our lives; they jail offenders,” another source said.

No symbol of authority

It was learnt that the Ansaru terrorists and other sundry criminals are having a field day in the communities. They are moving around freely, indoctrinating people because there is no symbol of authority.

“They have sacked all the police posts in the areas where they operate and you don’t even see civil defence, customs or immigration officials; our communities are no man’s land now,” a man from one of the villages said.

“We only see soldiers patrolling the area from time to time and this does not scare the terrorists from doing what they like.

“The situation is worse in Birnin Gwari LGA,” he said.

A security expert, Salihu Bakhari, said what is happening in the North West and parts of the North Central is a replica of what happened in the North East 13 years ago.

“There is no difference at all. The terrorists are on a territorial conquest, and they are quietly attracting the sympathy of the people.

“We have many ungovernable spaces and these miscreants are mischievously taking advantage of civil authority to do what they like. We should checkmate them.

“We can only rescue the people and avert humanitarian crises in the future by taking the war to their fortresses and then massively deploying police, forest guards, immigration and then also involving traditional rulers in what we do,” he said.

Military and police authorities did not respond to requests for comments on this story Tuesday night while the phone number of the Kaduna State Commissioner for Internal Affairs, Samuel Aruwan, was switched off.

https://dailytrust.com/sallah-ansaru-freely-preaches-rebellion-against-govt-in-kaduna

Only in nija under a terrorist that a well known terrorist group will be preaching terrorism openly without being arrested. Nigeria is a failed state.

All of una na the same

Say no to frail, senile Tinubu

Imagine what will happen if we allow a Muslim Muslim ticket.
Northern christians will be very foolish to let the Muslim to toil with them at all front....

Also, christians should never fall for any brainwashing to vote a Muslim Muslim ticket. What Happened in ondo will be a child's play.
Shetima is the man in charge of the Boko Haram in the entire North.

Finally, the die is cast!! They foolishly and stewpidly elected a dead brain, jihadis and wicked man just to spite the Igbos just the way these mumu Yoruba jihadist are trying to bring in another brain dead thief called tilinbu just to spite us.
The question is, which region is feeling the heat most?
Keep on electing foolish people thinking ur doing us. When it start to rain, everybody go collect but some go collect pass some. As una talk say una no get sense, una go get sense by force.

For the records, no pity from this my corner. If them like, make them wipe and finish everybody there. Those cows don't deserve any pity ntoor

Northern politicians are directly and indirectly behind these terrorists.

If its SS, SE or SW, you see toothless FG forming unnecessarily

And yet APC get mind to even campaign and contest reelection... What exactly would they be campaigning with? Security? Education? Economy? Power? Abeg what exactly?

This is a taste of what is to come IF the mafia x boko haram presidential and vice presidential.k.a bat-shit comes into power

It would be a free reign of terror and blood shed

I thought buhari said no part of Nigeria was under terrorist control is Birnin Gwari in Chad Republic

Chai

Children of Allah and wahala,vawulence combo

Why will they not preach? After all they are simply Buhari, Lai Mohammed, El Rufai foot soldiers doing their job unhindered. Meanwhile, no territory In Nigeria is under BH terrorists control according to the terrorist govt.

No one is confronting them despite preaching terrorism and treason against the state. But someone have been rotting in Dss facility since last year simply because she wore Biafra themed clothes to celebrate her birthday. Hypocritical Nigerian leaders will meet a very bitter end

Their chickens

Only in Nigeria will a young boy with a Laptop for receiving lectures will be arrested by security agents and another boy with AK-47 will be giving religious lectures to security agents freely without arrest.

Thanks to Nepotism

This is a sign of disintegration,

In as much as it's good to always keep the hope alive, it's also good to be alive to realities,and the realities of today's Nigeria is quite unfortunate,the country is in a state of coma,one that it may never wake up from,the more the leaders try to keep it up,the more it sinks with more human life,why not divide the country,and allow the North have their Sharia country

Okay

Northern people want these badstards but they also want the oil

The earlier southern Kaduna start clamouring to secede from Kaduna state the better…Their voices might not be heard now, with time, that little voice will become too thunderous to be ignored.

El-rufai has already set a precedence that will make it difficult for a southern kaduna political big wig to emerge in the state. It was pre-planned behind closed doors to strategically cleanse kaduna politics from every southern kaduna Christian influence, it was very uncomfortable to the northern Muslim oligarchs that an influential state like kaduna have Christian mix …Reason Elrufai set the ball rolling with a Muslim Muslim ticket, his likely successor too same path…extreme marginalisation of SK is looming

MuhamMAD May P be unto him

And some people still want Muslim/Muslim presidency.

Restructuring is badly needed in the present Nigeria. At least let every geopolitical region or even zone be able to secure their lands

Because the constituted authorities are also terrorists in politician garbs.El Rufai comes to mind.

This is one of greatest achievement of Muslim-Muslim Ticket in Kaduna . And same will apply all over the nation if BAT wins

Ok

powerfulguy:

https://dailytrust.com/sallah-ansaru-freely-preaches-rebellion-against-govt-in-kaduna

The Quran INSTRUCTs adherents to destroy Nigeria. It is a Treasonable document.