Islamic Leader Begs U.S. For Caution On Boko Haram - But It May Be Too Late

Lateef Adegbite
By SaharaReporters, New York

The Secretary General of the Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs, Alhaji Lateef Adegbite, on Thursday pleaded with the United States not to label the Islamic militant sect, Boko Haram, a terrorist group. But the deed may already have been done.

Adegbite, who spoke with reporters at the Presidential Villa in Abuja, said since Nigerians are doing everything possible to address the matter through dialogue. America should move with caution.

Further, it would be difficult for the American government to know the members of the sect, adding that any action precipitously carried out, could have serious repercussions.

“How do (the Americans) know who is Boko Haram and who is not? … They may see someone like me with my long beard and think I am Boko Haram,” he said, half in jest.

“So, the implication will be very serious. We are appealing to (the U.S.) to give Nigeria more time to dialogue with our people and we hope we will reintegrate them into our fold. So they should move ahead slowly.

But Adegbite’s pleas may have come too late. Three leaders of Nigeria's Boko Haram Islamist group were just designated as terrorists by the US State Department.  The move means any assets belonging to the men in the US will be frozen, and contact with US citizens banned. It also means they may be targeted for murder by a U.S. drone.

The three are Abubakar Shekau who leads the militant group, Abubakar Adam Kambar and Khalid el Barnawi, the latter two believed to ​ have close links to al-Qaida in the Islamic Maghreb, which the U.S. previously designated a terrorist organization.

Adegite warned: “The people of this country must ensure that this does degenerate into the situation like that of Afghanistan, Somalia and Mali now. We are too sophisticated for that and therefore, we must stop the drift and arrest it.”

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Adegbite

For the first century of its existence, Islam was absolutely soaked in blood. The killing only slowed down as the Islamic empire finally ran into boundaries in the 8th century, after about a century of expansionist, imperialist, unprovoked Islamic aggression.

Even after the initial expansion slowed, the killings did not end. Slaughter (jihad) and oppression (sharia) are part of the core doctrines of Islam. Killing for Islam is not a modern idea, and it will never end until some sort of reformation takes place within the religion. Medieval Christianity was equally violent, but Christianity has since reformed.

For many years now, Islam has been the most violent religion in the world.

Adegbite

For the first century of its existence, Islam was absolutely soaked in blood. The killing only slowed down as the Islamic empire finally ran into boundaries in the 8th century, after about a century of expansionist, imperialist, unprovoked Islamic aggression.

Even after the initial expansion slowed, the killings did not end. Slaughter (jihad) and oppression (sharia) are part of the core doctrines of Islam. Killing for Islam is not a modern idea, and it will never end until some sort of reformation takes place within the religion. Medieval Christianity was equally violent, but Christianity has since reformed.

For many years now, Islam has been the most violent religion in the world.

ADEGBITE

WHAT EVER ADEGBITE HAS TO SAY HE CAN ONLY SAY THE TRUTH THAT HAD BEEN KNOWN TROUGH THE INTERLECTUAL CIRCLES THAT THE YORUBA MUSLIMS ARE THE TRAITORS OF THEIR PEOPLE

PUPPETS

BH IS AN EVIL GROUP OF BASTARDS WHO ARE SUFFERING FROM INFERIORITY COMPLEX.
THEY ARE CRIMINALLY MINDED, SEARCHING FOR FAME AND WEALTH AT THE EXPENSE OF HUMAN LIFE. THIS BASTARD IS ONE OF THEM LOOKING FOR FAME AT THE EXPENSE OF HUMAN LIVES..... HE IS NOT THE ONLY ONE. THEY DO NOT HAVE A COPY OF QURAN LET ALONE UNDERSTANDING THE QUOTATIONS. HE IS A CONFUSIONIST BECAUSE EVEN THE HAUSA MUSLIMS SEE THE YORUBA MUSLIMS AS PUPPETS, ROGUES, STOOGES, AND BRAINLESS AS CHIMPANZEE.
I AM A CHRISTIAN AND I WAS NOT RAISE TO SHED HUMAN BLOOD. TO BE FAIR, BOKO HARAM ARE NOT MUSLIMS AND ARE NOT CHRISTIANS BECAUSE THEY MASSACRE PEOPLE FROM BOTH RELIGIONS. THEY THIS SET OF HYPOCRITS KNOWN AS POLITICIANS.

GOAT!!! u listen to your

GOAT!!! u listen to your self. u think you are such a good christian thats why you ask 'what a christian will gain by bombing a church'?. What will a muslim gain by bombing a mosque? Answer me you fool. U cant even admit to having bad christians after all you are one of them.
Ans: No true Muslim or Christian will Bomb any place of worship.

C U! Mighty fool calling

C U! Mighty fool calling Adegbite(A yoruba) a hausa leader. U have just exposed how deep the hatred for the northerner is built in you. Agent of Satan!

i feel so sorry for the likes

i feel so sorry for the likes of lafeef adegbite, it is a pity that we as Nigerian know this that the likes of lafeef adegibte as co- sponsors of boko haram , what a shame and a sorry excuse this so call islamic leaders are , it is a pity , nigeria is a good country , assuming this is a country without rules , if not for the fact that christians are humane and not barbaric like the muslim it is enough to bomb his family and lets see whether he will plead for them

Adegbite

Adegbite, so you are one of the fools that is causing this satanic acts in Nigeria. you can see that you are a satanic leader with satanic religion.The battle is not ours, you fight us with weapons and bombs, but we come against you in the name of the Lord God jehoval to fight you. sooner than you think your head will be brought down and your body eaten up by warms and birds of the air. I curse you in the name of the lord and i curse your root in Jesus name, cursed is
the day you were born , you mother forker bastard, Hausa ass leaker. you will never see the end of your days bastard.

I still hear someone alleging

I still hear someone alleging that Christians were caught attempting to bomb a church, why not try and listen to your self or that fiery tail again, what will a christian gain in bombing a church? to islamize Nigeria?. or are you trying to diffuse or create the impression that boko haram is independent of Islamic agenda against Nigeria? There are two personalities you can not deceive, 'The Almighty God and you'. You may be deceived by others who can manipulate your porous reasoning but when you deceive yourself then you don't deserve to live.

Adegbite should be arrested

It is quite obvious that this man is a kingpin of Boko Haram. In the best interest of this nation, I think he too Should be declared by the US as a terrorist alongside Abubakar 'Satan' shekau.

Adebite speaking on behalf of Muslims

How can Adebite, a drunkard be speaking on behalf of Muslims in Nigeria? Wanting to know how US intelligence will be able to identify BH members in Nigeria. Even the video clip of how Adebite drinks ogogoro early hours (4:30 to 5:30 am) and late hours (9:30 to 10:30 pm) every day is with the CIA. Only two persons have the video clip in Nigeria till today and one of them is from Ogun State. His urtrances about BH is the result of Ogogoro. This drunkard and his BH group are bringing disgrace to Muslim in Nigeria and the rest of the world. It's unfortunate! The Sultan, SCIA, all Islamic leaders in Nigeria must disown this perpetual drunkard (Adebite), else the US will bury him in the sun.
Adebite Abdul.

Adegbite a big disgrace to the Yoruba race

This is not funny.I want you to remember what the north did to late MKO Abiola.You are not the only one in this stupid act.Your people are being killed and you are asking you for more time to kill them the more before they are dealt with.You have no shame and God will surely visit people like you very soon.Why are you afraid of been mistaken for boko haram?Are you not one of them? What of asiwaju ika tinumbu of Lagos State?We know what you all represent, evil,and evil will follow all of you.You all betrayed your people because of money and relevancy.The first drone strike will surely locate you and others so that we will have peace in this country.

Arrant nonsense

I must believe that this statement is from an idiot that needs no further explanations.

boko haram are terrorist

if his adegbite family dey are killin this way will he be sayin they want to go into dialogue ...that man adegbite is number one terrorist ...

Love of money

Adegbete is a scum we Yorubas knows it. He has perfected the art
Of kissing Hausa \ fulani ass since he and is comrade in terror ploted and murder chief Abiola. Among the Yorubas adegbete is a black sheep whatever he says does not matter. Adegbete major concern is funding from Saudi. For him it is win/lose situation. Rigth now money is still rolling in from saudi to finance terrorist campaign but after america move such act will be seen as sponsoring terrorism. Adegbete and some Hausa/fulani terrorist called boko haram will soon become target of opportunity to
America drone.

Adegbite is a public enemy numbe one.....

Mr. Adegbite is a public enemy number one and alswhere as an enemy of the state and should be treated as an enemy right on the spot.Adegbite have more delights in circle of violent which has almost engulf all the norther states for quite some months now but was able to demonstrate his love and support for the three America labelled terrorist.Adegbite has switch side and turns himself as one of the hell angels of Islam and sponsor of satanic sect " boko haraam " for the greed of money.Fine! The Big brother America is watching you and your co-sponsors quite closing, in no sooner you will be on your body bag.

The implication u don't know.

Mumu, did u know that even Al Qaida are US military base and US are using them to fulfil their mission, did u know the implication of this, let me explain to u that this Satan US are the sponsors of the so called boko haram and this declaration is also in line with their mission to destroy us the northern part of the country,bcos they know that we are the only people in nija that have a supreme religion, 4 u SS they don't need to suffer much for the people that even farmland can be a reason for them to be killing themselves, 4 north, us will never see us down forever and ever.

u just a bastard cow, so

u just a bastard cow, so every muslim is a boko haram member? U r not even a true christain cos u behave like an animal u coward

Peace with double swords

What is the logo of Islam? .... Two fighting swords with a palm tree in the middle, does that look like peace in your eyes?
Another poser. IT IS HISTORY THAT NIGERIANS VOTED MUSLIM VRS MUSLIM CANDIDATE AND ABIOLA WORN, CAN THE MUSLIMS VOTE A CHRISTIAN VRS CHRISTIAN CANDIDATE IN NIGERIA? WHO AMONG US ARE MORE TOLERANT? WHO AMONG US ARE THE REAL LOVERS OF PEACE? I THINK YOU CAN ANSWER THAT FOR YOURSELF.

Peace with double swords

What is the logo of Islam? .... Two fighting swords with a palm tree in the middle, does that look like peace in your eyes?

Upon all they have killed. A

Upon all they have killed. A riffraff from the Supreme council can come out and talk about this Nonsence. SSS must have arrested this Man for questioning by now. He is one of the Number 1, Sponsor. He should be ashamed of himself and deserve to die by drone attack.

YOU ARE A BIG LIER

You should be ashamed of yourself. Quran teaches violence and nothing more. Go and read your stipip Quran that is taking you people 100 years behinde the southern Nigeria.The statement also said that Allah has tasked all Muslims in Quran chapter 9 verse 29 to launch a attack against Jews and Christians who refused to believe in him, his messenger, Prophet Mohammed.

Funny.

I pity you .....How many of your family members have been bombed ? If non maybe one should be bombed then you will understand why the US have to come in. Also another question for you why are the Christians your target?

Mr.Adegbite

How I wish one of your own have been bombed then you will understand what we are all saying ,Are you one of them? If not please we have all endorsed the US intervention and they will surely come this is not a war against islam but boko haram aka terrorists! And be rat assured that if you Mr. Adegbite is among them the drone will fish you out sharply.

BH Saga

It's quite un4tunate we stil hav a large portion of nigerian citizens who cant analyze issues objectively n c thru dis amatuer conspiracy bein perpetuated by a single few?Questions like: y wld d nig govt b against d labelling of BH as a terrorist group? Cld it b bcos som influential persons r involved? y is BH not targeting high profile nigerians in staging attacks as against innocent xtian/muslim citizens? Where r al d xtians arrested in various churches/venues accros d country tryin 2 detonate xplosives or transport firearms in2 som northern parts? Were they eva questioned/interrogated? Wat did they reveal? Who sponsored/assigned them? y shld we suddenly start killing our xtian brothas/sistas afta decades of peaceful co-existence? Hav we 4gotten d U.S. Had long ago said nig wil disintegrate by 2015? Can't we simply c thru d natl/intl conspiracy? May Allah(SWT) grant us lasting peace n honest leadership

Adegbite is a well known fool

Adegbite is a well known fool in ogun state where he claim$ to come from, he thinks only of how to make money, maybe jona is not extending enough corrupt oil dollar in his direction, we remember his romance with abacha during d june 12 struggle, he was one of those sharing d loot from aso rock in order to perpetuate abacha in power for life, so those of us that knows his pedigree are not surprised, he is only looking for ways to be still relevant in order to make more money from the nationl treasury, please press pple should disregard this man and not give him another round of publicity, their era is gone with d millitary

You are a full!

What do u mean! they should sit down and look forward to more destructions. sittting down will it change anything. looking u ending wif 'wo' tells me you come from that Adegbite's tribe of coward people. I will vist you in Boko Halal way!

ADEGBITE: ERRAND BOY OF THE HAUSA/FULANI FEUDALS

LATHIEF ADEGBITE SHOULD LISTEN UP. IF YOU ARE NOT A DESCENDANT OF DAN FODIO, FROM THE HAUSA/FULANI ISLAMISTS, CORE NORTH OF NIGERIA, YOU ARE ON YOUR OWN. YOUR BROTHER, MOSHOOD ABIOLA, WHO ACTUALLY CONVERTED MANY YORUBA PEOPLE INTO ISLAM, LOST OUT, EVEN AFTER PAYING VISTS TO MUSLIM COUNTRIES, AND MEETING THEIR LEADERS TO ASSIST HIM IN LEGITIMISING HIS MANDATE ON JUNE 12TH. HAUSA/FULANI PREFERRED OBASANJO INSTEAD OF ABIOLA, A MUSLIM, FOR PRESIDENCY IN 1999. YORUBA PEOPLE MUST CALL ADEGBITE TO ORDER AND DRUM IT INTO HIS EARS THAT THE MARRIAGE BETWEEN THE NORTH AND THE SOUTH OF NIGERIA HAS BROKEN DOWN IRRETRIEVABLY. SULTAN OF SOKOTO SHOULD SPEAK. NOT ADEGBITE FROM THE SOUTH WEST OF NIGERIA.

U are a fool

Who is talking against northern leaders,bombers nt northerners or muslim

COMPLICITY!

This is clearly an evidence that Adegbite and co know the BOKO HARAM members very well, and are indEed part of the game of bombings going on. If these guys are listed and official declared terrorist by the US then Adegbite's siblings, relatives, or cohorts who are in the Sect may end up been fished out. It's quite a pity!