Suspected members of the Boko Haram sect have threatened to kill “infidel” Adeola Akinremi, features editor of THISDAY.
The
death threat – conveyed in an email to Akinremi on May 10 but seen by
TheCable on Tuesday – was issued after the journalist, upon travelling
to Adamawa state to investigate killings by the insurgents and the
plight of Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs), wrote a piece titled, Why
Boko Haram don’t deserve our amnesty.
“We have seen your
hand against us . Inshallah you will die like other infidels that we
captured,” read the mail, signed by one Abu Musab Abul-Barnawi.
“You
have been joining our enemies. You are made yourself their mouth [sic]
but we will get you insha Allah. This is a holy mission for Allah, so
stop writing against us.
“You’re going too Michika calling
yourself a brave journalist, but you’re a coward. We will get you. Its
your government that talks amnesty, we are not looking for amnesty.
Allah is with us. You’re now a walking dead and a prey to the Lions of
Islam from the bullet of a passing car or a nearby rooftop.
“We
are not asking you to repent, because of your error, we will use your
blood to send warning to others. Those people from America and Europe
that are using you against our mission will soon know the truth. Our
wounded fighters will never give up. they will return to fight for Allah
to get their reward. Your soldier will soon know the truth.”