Drill-rapping ‘jihadi’ breaks down in tears after brother calls him an ‘utter punk’ in court outburst
A DRILL-RAPPING terror suspect accused of plotting a major attack today broke down in tears after his brother shouted at him from the dock.
Sahayb Abu, 27, allegedly bought an 18-inch sword, body armour, a Persian Qama knife, and a combat hat and gloves before his arrest last July 9.
The accused jihadi is said to have bought the weapons while plotting a terrorist attack throughout the first lockdown and sharing his views with brother Muhamed Abu, 32.
And in court today, Sahayb started crying after his brother stormed out of the dock shouting at him in the middle of his evidence.
While he discussed his opinions about the Saudi occupation of Yemen, Muhamed interrupted from across the room: “Why don’t you say you’ve got family in Yemen you utter punk?
“I’d rather go down to the cells. You got women folk that are getting raped.”
COURT OUTBURST
Jurors head Muhamed knew all about his sibling’s beliefs and was under a legal obligation to tell the authorities what he was up to but did not.
The pair were arrested following an operation involving the Met’s Counter Terrorism Command at their London addresses in July 2020.
Sahayb is accused of discussing wanting to carry out homophobic attacks and laughing about ISIS beheading videos on an extremist Telegram chat group called ‘Servants of the Unseen.’
Jurors have been shown clips of Sahayb dressed in a camouflage hat and rapping about London Mayor Sadiq Khan and Fusilier Lee Rigby, who was murdered in a terror attack.
In one audio recording, he said: “Fam don’t chat to me about no Gandhi Islam or Sufi Islam.
“I’m trying to see many Lee Rigbys heads rolling on the ground, man shoot up a crowd ’cause I’m a night stalker, got my shank got my gun.
“I won’t rest til my shank penetrate you, got my suicide vest, one click boom and I’ll see you later.”
The accused jihadi has claimed the lyrics and outfits were part of a parody “drill rap” persona he developed called The Masked Menace and was intended to be “light-hearted.”
Why don’t you say you’ve got family in Yemen you utter punk?”
Muhamed Abu
Asked about the footage today, Sahayb said the mention of a suicide vest had “rolled off the tongue” and was “an accident.”
Jurors have seen a series of messages between Mohamed, Sahayb and a third brother Sukaara in which the trio discuss various topics including politics, “kuffar (non-believers),” and the Reading terror attack.
In one message last May 27, Sahayb wrote: “Boris is going to do well for the ummah [Muslim nation] and he doesn’t even know it.
“His treachery, stupidity and deceit will cause major riots and economic strife to this country to the extent they’re gonna have to set up a Go Fund Me account for their crusade wars against the ummah of Muhammad.”
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Sahayb Abu, of Dagenham, Essex, denies preparation of terrorist acts under Section 5 of the Terrorism Act 2006.
Muhamed Abu, of South Norwood, south east London, denies failing to disclose information about acts of terrorism under the Terrorism Act 2000.
The trial continues.
