Al-Barnawi predicts rival factional leader's defeat
He made this prediction in a video uploaded to YouTube on Sunday, August 6, 2017.
Boko Haram's shadowy leader, Abubakar Shekau
Recommended articles
![Cubana Chief Priest [Leadership/X]](data:image/svg+xml;charset=utf8,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D'http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg'%20width%3D'100'%20height%3D'100'%20data-ring-placeholder%3D'1'%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E "Cubana Chief Priest [Leadership/X]")
In the video, Al-Barnawi said Shekau's leadership of the terrorist group is a betrayal of the intentions of its dead founder, Mohammed Yusuf.
He said Yusuf created the group to share the good teachings and practice of the Islamic religion in the country.
He accused Shekau of doing the opposite of that with his criminal attacks against Nigeria since he became the group's leader eight years ago.
ADVERTISEMENT
After a violent clash between the military and the group's followers in 2009 led to the death of more than 700 people, Yusuf was killed by the police, making Shekau, who was then his second-in-command, the group's new leader.
Over the years, he has claimed responsibility for violent acts committed by the group, that has led to the death of over 20,000 people and displaced millions.
Al-Barnawi created a separate faction after Shekau rejected his declaration as the new leader of the group by the the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) who Shekau had previously sworn allegiance to.
JOIN OUR PULSE COMMUNITY!
ADVERTISEMENT
Eyewitness? Submit your stories now via social or:
Email: eyewitness@pulse.ng
Recommended articles
Gov Mbah plans befitting burial for Nollywood stars Mr Ibu, Junior Pope
Tinubu made naira world’s best, what PDP failed to do in 16 years - Onanuga
8 suspects disrupt inauguration of appointed commissioners at Kano Govt House
Yahaya Bello stripped of police protection as IG withdraws officers attached to him
No need to run when EFCC invites you, Cubana Chief Priest advises Nigerians
Immigration places wanted Yahaya Bello on watchlist, unveils his passport details
Oyo govt justifies demolition of Yoruba Nation agitators’ building
NAFDAC raids popular supermarket in Abuja for selling counterfeit products
Iranian morality police crack down on women who don't wear headscarves
Pulse Sports
Lionel Messi's son breaks the internet after scoring five goals for Inter Miami
Naija Stars Abroad: Onyedika, Boniface, and Osimhen shine across Europe
Victor Osimhen and Tobi Amusan make list of Forbes’ 30 under 30 Class of 2024
ADVERTISEMENT
![Nigerians in diaspora are urged to be patriotic toward the nation [Jenny M.C.]](data:image/svg+xml;charset=utf8,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D'http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg'%20width%3D'300'%20height%3D'172'%20data-ring-placeholder%3D'1'%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E "Nigerians in diaspora are urged to be patriotic toward the nation [Jenny M.C.]")