Nigeria’s Emir of Kano Muhammad Sanusi II, the second highest Muslim leader in the country, was threatened by Boko Haram after he called on people to defend themselves against the Islamist militant group.

“You Sanusi I am talking to you, it is too late for you the Emir of Kano and the Emir of bank,” a man dressed in combat fatigues and claiming to be the group’s leader, Abubakar Shekau, said in an unverified 19 minute video posted on YouTube Inc. Sanusi, the former central bank governor, told Nigerians last month to fight back against Boko Haram.
The man purporting to be Shekau fired an AK-47 rifle into the air and was flanked by masked gunmen and Hilux trucks mounted with machine guns bearing the group’s trademark black flags showing Arabic slogans.

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Boko Haram, whose name translates loosely as “Western education is a sin,” has been fighting in Africa’s biggest oil producer since 2009. In that time it has killed more than 13,000 people, according to the government.
Sanusi, 53, was the central bank governor of Africa’s largest economy until February. He was suspended by President Goodluck Jonathan after saying as much as $20 billion in state oil revenue was unaccounted for. He was appointed to the royal post in June when Ado Bayero died after reigning more than half a century.
The man claiming to be Shekau said civilian militia fighting Bokon Haram had deviated from Islam. The militias, also known as vigilantes and hunters, have helped take back territory and towns captured by the militant group.

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Boko Haram Leader Threatens Nigeria’s Kano Emir Sanusi in Video

“Vigilantes and hunters you have gone astray, you should repent and put hands together and work for God, even you Sanusi if you repent we can work together,” the man said in the footage. “Don’t you see that I am furious.”