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Yusuf Anka retweeted
This report by @ankaboy should be a great resource for security forces to get a hold of the situation in the Northwest before it deteriorates further.
As someone who’s researched and reported extensively on Lakurawa, I was skeptical about the report conflating ISSP with Lakurawa. Listening to the audios, I was convinced it was ISSP only and has nothing to do with Lakurawa. I’ve always maintained the two groups are different. Anyone familiar with Lakurawa can easily tell from the audios why Lakurawa couldn’t be ISSP.
That aside, I did some digging. ISSP is not only reaching out to bandits but has made significant progress with at least one bandit leader in Sokoto state, extracting commitments and promises. The idea for ISSP, which is also suggested in the recording, is that if bandits won’t join them, both groups can co-exist in the same space— a sort of live and let live.
It’s also clear that ISSP is genuinely worried about Dogo Gide. Gide is no ordinary bandit, as not many can force Sadiku out of Northcentral Nigeria like he did. Gide’s reported pledge of allegiance to Bakura Doro and engagement in da’wa set him apart from other bandits, since most bandits only seek money, while Gide seems to want to combine money-making and jihad.
In the attached audio message, ISSP leader Abu Musa calls on bandits not attack or support JNIM in its fight against the Daula. Read more medium.com/@YusufAnka/islami…
Sad. This is where you have to respect the military. The Nigerian military would hardly deploy officers into an active war zone in a bus without at least a gun truck ahead. This is just sad and avoidable. May Allah forgive them.
What happened today, Monday, along the Sokoto–Gusau road is heartbreaking. This is the vehicle that was transporting police officers to Gusau. May Almighty Allah forgive those who lost their lives, grant them Aljannatul Firdaus, and give their families the strength to bear this painful loss. May Allah restore peace and security to our country. 😭
Yusuf Anka retweeted
In my opinion, Lakurawa is a name commonly used in Sokoto and elsewhere to identify a number of differing groups.
Like for example in borno, there is boko Haram, but under that name there are two warring factions, JAS, shekaus remnants, and ISWAP, with the Islamic State.
In the attached audio message, ISSP leader Abu Musa calls on bandits not attack or support JNIM in its fight against the Daula. Read more medium.com/@YusufAnka/islami…
Yusuf Anka retweeted
Be sincere Mal. Bash. … she said if a Fulani can in his foolishness take up arms, Ak47 bla bla bla … why will a fulani who is not foolish and don’t want to take arms, Ak47 feel targeted?
Yusuf Anka retweeted
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Yusuf Anka retweeted
Saying defend your land and people is not the same as attacking others. I agree the woman was wrong to say “Fulani” instead of bandits, but nothing she said was incitement, walahi Governors across the North have called on people to arm themselves and defend their communities.
Yusuf Anka retweeted
The issue is that anyone can become a victim of such dangerous generalization. Regardless of how innocent you are, you could find yourself being targeted simply because you belong to the ethnic group she was referring to. This is precisely why her comments were inciteful and particularly dangerous.
What is exactly inciteful about this video? Genuinely asking
Its a shame how Religious Leaders continue to use the Alter to drum for War.
Some people are hell bent to turn the Plateau crises into full blown war. And at the end they will run and hide while the innocent people continue to die.
But one thing we must know is that No peace can ever be won through the GUN.
@PoliceNG
@OfficialDSSNG please take note
Yusuf Anka retweeted
Fair question, tbh. Just off the top of my head:
1. Literacy: The need to read and understand scripture encouraged literacy, while many African languages, including Hausa, developed written traditions through Ajami.
2. Administration: Islamic scholarship contributed to more organised systems of governance, record-keeping, jurisprudence and public administration.
3. Trade and the economy: Islam connected Sub-Saharan Africa to wider commercial networks across North Africa, the Middle East and Europe through trans-Saharan trade, stimulating commerce and economic exchange.
4. Intellectual advancement: It opened African societies to broader traditions of learning in mathematics, astronomy, medicine, philosophy and other disciplines.
5. Social reform: Islamic teachings challenged several harmful cultural practices and introduced new ethical and legal frameworks.
6. Women's rights: It established religiously recognised rights to education, property ownership, inheritance, marriage and divorce, although their practical enforcement varied across societies.
7. High culture: Its influence enriched African art, music, poetry, literature, architecture and other cultural expressions.
These are just a few that come to mind. I understand that we have regressed significantly in many respects as a people, but the historical contributions of the Deen to African civilisation are undeniable.
Yusuf Anka retweeted
Personally, I don't see anything wrong with the video. Some people may take issue with her use of the label “Fulani,” and I understand that concern. However, she needs to identify who she's referring to, even if using an ethnic label isn't the most appropriate way to do so.
Yusuf Anka retweeted
There's a troubling dearth of critical thinking on this platform, particularly within Arewa X. We're easily swayed by populism, demagoguery and charlatans. Those who interrogate issues, challenge popular narratives and form independent opinions are often dismissed as 'yahudawa' or 'turawa'. There is a strong correlation between the quality of public discourse we tolerate and the state of our society. A region that shuns critical thought should not be surprised when populism takes the place of ideas, extremism and superstition overtake religion and rhetoric substitutes for results.
Yusuf Anka retweeted
This is the Zamfara that has no functional hospital outside Gusau!
Yusuf Anka retweeted
I was just thinking about this when I read this report.
teapawt.net/ankaboy/status/2116055…
This is how bad it has gotten for us because we chose to treat banditry as "abandoned criminal elements" as such preferable non-kinetic approach, instead of the dangerous menace they are.
Here we are.
Yusuf Anka retweeted
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Since the start of the year, I have closely monitored internal communications between ISSP elements in Zamfara and bandit groups. Here are a few things I have found: Islamic State Woos Bandits, Communities in Nigeria’s Northwest
medium.com/@YusufAnka/islami…
Yusuf Anka retweeted
Welcome back, Anka.
Since the start of the year, I have closely monitored internal communications between ISSP elements in Zamfara and bandit groups. Here are a few things I have found: Islamic State Woos Bandits, Communities in Nigeria’s Northwest
medium.com/@YusufAnka/islami…
Yusuf Anka retweeted
Excellent, excellent work, Malam Yusuf. This is the first article I have come across that brings much-needed clarity to the categorisation of “Lakurawa” (ISSP, JNIM) and their relationship with bandits.
Since the start of the year, I have closely monitored internal communications between ISSP elements in Zamfara and bandit groups. Here are a few things I have found: Islamic State Woos Bandits, Communities in Nigeria’s Northwest
medium.com/@YusufAnka/islami…