Katsina Abductions: Boko Haram Denies Negotiating With Govt

The Terrorist group, Boko Haram, has said it had not entered into negotiations with the government contrary to claims by the authorities.

The group stated this while claiming responsibility for the abduction of over 300 schoolboys from Government Science Secondary School, Kankara, Katsina State.

The terror group’s leader, Abubakar Shekau, stated this in a recording released on Tuesday morning and obtained by HumAngle.

Like in the case of the abduction of the over 200 Chibok schoolgirls in 2014, Shekau in his latest recording said the dastardly act was done in order to discourage people from obtaining western education.

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“What happened in Katsina was done to promote Islam and discourage un-Islamic practices as Western education is not the type of education permitted by Allah and his Holy Prophet,” he said.

He added, “They are also not teaching what Allah and his Holy Prophet commanded. They are rather destroying Islam. It may be subtle, but Allah the Lord of the skies and earth knows whatever is hidden. May Allah promote Islam. May we die as Muslims. In a nutshell, we are behind what happened in Katsina.”

Eko Hot Blog had earlier reported many students of the Government Science Secondary School in Kankara, Katsina State was abducted on Friday night.

But, it also reported on Tuesday that the Katsina State Governor, Aminu Bello Masari, confirmed the return of 17 students out of those who were abducted and have reunited with their parent.