Islamic preacher Mizanur Rahman, 31, from Palmers Green in north London, recently published the video online in which he said killing non-Muslims was not necessarily a bad thing. In addition, the radical cleric also praised Boko Haram, the terrorist group, for its activities. In the video, Imam Rahman said:“People want to make it out as though history began on the day these girls were taken from – sorry I should say these women – were taken from this high school in Nigeria.
They didn’t do to these girls what the Nigerian government had been doing to the Muslims all these years. "They didn’t rape anybody. They didn’t torture and they didn’t murder any of these girls.” He was quoted to have described Boko Haram as being full of good messages, including its support for al-Qaeda. Imam Rahman, said to be a follower of a firebrand preacher, Anjem Choudary, was convicted in 2007 for a murder-related case and bagged a six-year jail sentence but was released from prison in 2010. In response, Imam Choudary, who set up the banned Al Muhajiroun organisation with exiled Omar Bakri Muhammad, said Rahman was a good friend, who had given a measured response to the crisis. He added: “I believe if you look at what he was saying it was very measured. "You just have to look at the atrocities that, especially in 2011 and 2012, that were carried out against the women and child of Al Mujahideen by the Nigerian government. That story has not been told and this is retaliation for that.
"The Americans are only interested in Nigeria because of its oil reserves. Otherwise, they would not be bothered.” A Metropolitan Police spokesman said that the force is aware of the video is assessing its contents. It is not yet clear if Imam Rahman will be invited in for questioning, arrested or charged with incitement.
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