Nigeria Security and Civil Defense Corps (NSCDC), has announced the discovery of the “spiritual” book with which members of Boko Haram have been deceiving Nigerians to join the group.
The Commandant of the Corps in Borno, Ibrahim Abdullahi, who spoke to News Agency of Nigeria in Maiduguri, the Borno state capital, said that the book the book, written in Arabic, was discovered during an operation by the corps officials at an abandoned house in Dikwa Local Government Area of the state.
“It is sad that many innocent souls had been dragged into submitting to Boko Haram through spiritual indoctrination.The book, named ‘Guduma’, was used by the insurgents as a powerful charm to indoctrinate followers into submitting to the dictates of leaders of the sect.
“Our findings revealed that the book was also used in deceiving victims and members of the sect into believing that it could make them invisible and also offer protection against bullet shots and bombs.
“The spiritual book was abandoned by ‘Boko Haram’ after the takeover of Dikwa from the insurgents, two years ago.” [myad]
