Mr Adebolajo told the court he did kill Fusilier
Rigby
A man has admitted killing soldier Lee Rigby but
said it was not murder because "I am a soldier of
Allah" and "this is a war".
Michael Adebolajo, 28, described the killing as a
"military operation".
He also told the Old Bailey he loved extremist
network al-Qaeda.
The prosecution says he and Michael Adebowale,
22 - who also denies murder - rammed Fusilier
Rigby with a car in Woolwich, south-east London,
on 22 May, before attacking him with knives.
They are also both accused of attempting to
murder a police officer and conspiracy to murder a
police officer.
Bible readings
Under cross examination by prosecutor Richard
Whittam QC, Mr Adebolajo replied "yes" when he
was asked if he had killed Fusilier Rigby,
describing it as a "military operation".
Fusilier Rigby's widow Rebecca left the courtroom
in tears as Mr Adebolajo claimed the soldier was
still moving after being hit by the car.
He refused to answer questions about how long he
had planned the attack, but said he had not planned
to run down Fusilier Rigby, saying "it just so
happened that Allah caused him to cross in front of
my car."
He described attacking Fusilier Rigby with a meat
cleaver in graphic detail, and said the soldier was
already dead by the time Mr Adebowale had joined
him in attacking the soldier.
Earlier the court heard Mr Adebolajo, from
Romford, east London, give his name as Mujaahid
Abu Hamza and confirm he was married with six
children, including a seven-year-old boy and a
baby who was four days old on the day of the
incident.
He said he had been brought up as a Christian by
his family and his parents had taken him to church
every Sunday.
"The memory that sticks in my mind... is probably
every New Year's Eve in the evening around 11
o'clock we would gather around in candlelight and
read passages from the Bible," he said.
He converted to Islam in his first year as a student
at Greenwich University.
He told the court: "My religion is everything.
"When I came to Islam I realised that... real
success is not just what you can acquire, but
really is if you make it to paradise, because then
you can relax," he added.
Of al-Qaeda, Mr Adebolajo said: "Al-Qaeda I
consider to be Mujahideen. I love them, they're my
brothers. I have never met them. I consider them
my brothers in Islam."
Last week the jury heard detailed and, at times,
graphic detail of the prosecution's version of the
events of 22 May, when 25-year-old Fusilier Rigby,
of Middleton, Greater Manchester, was killed as he
returned to Woolwich Barracks.
In one of the interviews Mr Adebolajo said soldiers
were the "most fair target" because they joined the
Army "with kind of an understanding that your life
is at risk".
In court on Monday he said he had prayed the night
before that he would target the right person.
"To be 100%, I don't believe there's a way to know
100% that was a soldier, however there were some
steps that we took. For example before we started
out on that day and the night previous to that I
started worshipping Allah and begging him that...
we strike a soldier and a soldier only."
He said he knew Fusilier Rigby was a soldier
because of the camouflage backpack he was
carrying and because he was going towards the
barracks.
'Brainwashed by BBC'
When he was later asked what his defence to the
charge of murder was, he said: "I am a soldier. I'm
a soldier of Allah".
He continued: "I understand that some people
might not recognise this because we do not wear
fatigues and we do not go to the Brecon Beacons
and train and this sort of thing. But we are still
soldiers in the sight of Allah as a mujahid.
"This is all that matters, if Allah considers me a
soldier, then I am a soldier."
Last week, the court was shown mobile phone
footage of Mr Adebolajo in the aftermath of the
attack.
Members of Fusilier Rigby's family heard Mr
Adebolajo giving evidence
On Monday he said he wanted to film the scene of
the attack to get his message across without
people being brainwashed by the BBC.
He said he was "almost certain" he would be shot
and killed by the firearms officers who arrived at
the scene of the attack in Woolwich.
Last week, CCTV footage of him running towards
the police car with a meat cleaver raised was
shown to the court.
He complained on Monday that the officers had not
shot him in the head but said he had no grievance
with them, because they were "just doing their
duty".
He said he should be ransomed back to other jihadi
fighters, set free or killed if he was found guilty.
Earlier, he told the court the "vast majority" of his
friends growing up in Romford had been white and
British.
One of them, Kirk Redpath, joined the Army and
was later killed in Iraq.
Mr Adebolajo said: "I hold Tony Blair responsible
for his death."
The defendant told the court that he had tried to
travel to Somalia in 2010 but was captured in
Kenya and returned to the UK.
The trial continues on Tuesday.


Source; http://m.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-25301907

He need 2 go 4 brain test

My dear brother, he actually said so. He said Allah asked him to do it and that he is a soldier of Allah. He expressed his love and admiration for Al-Qaeda operatives, who apparently are very nice people engaged in God's work. He stated matter-of-factly how he hit Rigby with a car and then got out and dutifully hacked him to death. He also indicated willingness to do it again if given the opportinity. But you can bet that this story will never make the frontpage on Nairaland. It is politically incorrect to publicise such news. If you do, you risk offending people who prefer to live in denial. So, don't tell anybody even though CNN, BBC, Aljazeera, Sky News, and all the world's major news media have reported it.