ISWAP Celebrates Kuje Invasion In New Video, Promises To Carry Out More Attacks On Prison Facilities

The Islamic State in West Africa Province (ISWAP) has released a new video of its members celebrating the recently held Eid-el-Kabir festival.

The newly released video shows the terrorists celebrating the Islamic Festival in different locations believed to be on the shores of Lake Chad and other villages controlled by the group in Borno State.

According to Daily Trust, the 12’38 video showed men and children praying in open fields and participating in different aspects of the festival, including animal sacrifice in line with the Eid tradition.

The faces of those in the video were blurred, going against the tradition of the terrorist group.

A song in Hausa had preceded the sermon in which the singing group chorused, ‘let’s come together and defeat the infidels who worship the false deities. Today we are happy and thanking God as we celebrate Sallah.’

An unnamed person gave a short talk to the gathered insurgents in Hausa, assuring members of the group still in detention that they would be freed soon.

The unidentified terrorist expressed happiness over the group’s recent prison break in which it freed its jailed members from Kuje Correctional Centre in Abuja.

He said, “We thank God, and with His power, we are celebrating Eid-el-Adha. It’s a double celebration for us: celebrating the Eid and also freeing our brothers from Kuje prison, which is a great blessing the almighty bestowed to His servants; we are really grateful…

“Our message to our brethren in Iraq, Syria, and the other Islamic States, you have stirred up the alert ears of the lion, which would be restless until we demonstrated the result in real sense. And for those still in detention, we have not, and we would never forget about you as long as we are alive.”

“You should know that there’d be a repeat of the Kuje incident when you can see the jihadists chanting ‘Allahu Akbar’ over your head to free you from your enemies.

“We are informing the entire Muslim community worldwide and all the brethren (Mujahedeen) in places like Iraq and Yemen that Allah has made us to witness and celebrate Eid with joy and in peace. As Allah said in the Quran: “And the best outcome is for the righteous,’’ he read.