{"id":33489,"date":"2020-12-15T16:50:23","date_gmt":"2020-12-15T16:50:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.com\/nigeria\/?p=33489"},"modified":"2020-12-15T16:50:23","modified_gmt":"2020-12-15T16:50:23","slug":"kankara-boko-haram-breaks-silence-gives-reason-for-abduction-of-schoolboys","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/kankara-boko-haram-breaks-silence-gives-reason-for-abduction-of-schoolboys","title":{"rendered":"Kankara: Boko Haram breaks silence, gives reason for abduction of schoolboys"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.com\">Africa-Press<\/a> &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.com\/nigeria\">Nigeria<\/a>. <\/strong><\/span>Boko Haram has claimed responsibility for the kidnap of students from Government Science school, Kankara, Katsina State.<\/p>\n<p>The terror group\u2019s leader, Abubakar Shekau, made this known in a 4:28 long recording released in the wee hours of Tuesday and obtained by HumAngle.<\/p>\n<p>Shekau said the boys were kidnapped to promote Islam and discourage western education.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhat happened in Katsina was done to promote Islam and discourage un-Islamic practices as Western education is not the type of education permitted by Allah and his Holy Prophet,\u201d Shekau said.<\/p>\n<p>According to him, \u201cThe school is not teaching what Allah and his Holy Prophet commanded. They are rather destroying Islam.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Boko Haram leader noted that though their actions may be subtle, \u201cAllah the Lord of the skies and earth knows whatever is hidden. May Allah promote Islam. May we die as Muslims.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn a nutshell, we are behind what happened in Katsina,\u201d Shekau added.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, the federal government has assured that the students would be rescued soon.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. Boko Haram has claimed responsibility for the kidnap of students from Government Science school, Kankara, Katsina State. The terror group\u2019s leader, Abubakar Shekau, made this known in a 4:28 long recording released in the wee hours of Tuesday and obtained by HumAngle. 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