A helicopter hovered the skies of Adamawa on Thursday, dropping flyers residents say may have emanated from a breakaway faction of Boko Haram,
The leaflets contain renunciation of the sect and apology messages to the people.
It is the second time in two weeks the Boko Haram sect has distributed flyers.
The first batch warned northerners not to go to the polls.
The message showed spellings and pronunciations that appeared Nigerien or Chadian and not Nigerian Hausa.
Below is translation of the message.
“We started this jihad of Ahlis sunna lidda awati together as one. We sleep together, we eat and drink together.
We studied the Holy Quran and prayed together in the early days of this Jihad.
Those of us that are doing the work of God for the past 5yrs today.
“We have to realize today that we are being used for selfish and corrupt reasons.
We have reached a situation whereby our leaders are enjoying and we are suffering in the name of jihad.
“The Holy Quran in 8;61 has told us that the religion of islam of peace.
Again the Holy Quran has been very clear on the rules of jihad in 2;190.
And again in 6;151 that no one should kill and that life is sacred and it belongs to God.
“Though we started good (in honor) with preaching and teaching rules of Islam.
We have woken up today to burn villages and kill those who have done nothing to us especially Christians without any just cause.
“We have sent people away from their homes and villages.
And we have killed Muslims even though the Quran has forbidden so in 4;-29-30.
All the properties we found in those villages and towns were parked and sold on the streets of Ndjamena Chad, Bosso Niger, and Fotokol Cameroon.
“And the proceed went to their pockets calling themselves our leaders. even though its supposed to be for our jihad. And calling for more in destroying our country for no reason”.
