This Maitetsine dude looks like Boko Haram leaders to me. READ this. _________________________________________________________________________ Mohammed Marwa (died 1980), best known by his nickname Maitatsine, was a controversial Islamic preacher in Nigeria. Maitatsine is a Hausa word meaning the one who damns and refers to his curse-laden public speeches against the Nigerian state.[1] BackgroundEdit He was originally from Marwa in north eastern Nigeria at one time part of Cameroon.[citation needed] After his education he moved to Kano, Nigeria in about 1945, where he became known for his controversial preachings on the Quran. Maitatsine claimed to be a prophet,[2] and saw himself as a mujaddid in the image of Sheikh Usman dan Fodio.[1] Although a Koranic scholar, he seemingly rejected the hadith and the sunnah and regarded the reading of any other book but the Koran as paganism. Maitatsine spoke against the use of radios, watches, bicycles, cars and the possession of more money than necessary.[3][4] In 1979, he even rejected the prophethood of Mohammed and portrayed himself as an annạbi (Hausa for prophet).[4] The British colonial authorities sent him into exile, but he returned to Kano shortly after independence. By 1972 he had a notable and increasingly militant following known as Yan Tatsine.[4] In 1975 he was again arrested by Nigerian police for slander and public abuse of political authorities.[citation needed] But in that period he began to receive acceptance from religious authorities, especially after making hajj, the Muslim pilgrimage to Mecca.[citation needed] As his following increased in the 1970s, so did the number of confrontations between his adherents and the police. His preaching attracted largely a following of youths, unemployed migrants, and those who felt that mainstream Muslim teachers were not doing enough for their communities.[citation needed] By December 1980, continued Yan Tatsine attacks on other religious figures and police forced the Nigerian army to become involved. Subsequent armed clashes led to the deaths of around 5,000 people, including Maitatsine himself.[4] Maitatsine died shortly after sustaining injuries in the clashes either from his wounds or from a heart attack.[5] According to a 2010 article published by the Sunday Trust magazine the military cremated Maitatsines remains, which now rest in a bottle kept at a police laboratory in Kano.[6] en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maitatsine
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