ISWAP raises a great deal of money by collecting ransoms for these people. Western organizations pay up, thus encouraging more abductions.
“As for the captives, the amir [ruler] has the choice of taking the most beneficial action of four possibilities: the first to put them to death by cutting their necks; the second, to enslave them and apply the laws of slavery regarding their sale and manumission; the third, to ransom them in exchange for goods or prisoners; and fourth, to show favor to them and pardon them. Allah, may he be exalted, says, ‘When you encounter those [infidels] who deny [the Truth=Islam] then strike [their] necks’ (Qur’an sura 47, verse 4)” — Al-Mawardi, al-Ahkam as-Sultaniyyah (The Laws of Islamic Governance).
“ISWAP abducts 3 humanitarian workers, security guards in Borno,” by Samad Uthman, The Cable, April 26, 2023:
The Islamic State of the West African Province (ISWAP) has reportedly abducted three humanitarian workers and two security guards of the Family Health International (FHI360) in Borno.
FHI 360 is a US-based nonprofit human development and non-governmental organisation (NGO) dedicated to improving the health and well-being of people
According to Zagazola Makama, a counter-insurgency publication focused on the Lake Chad region, ISWAP fighters in their numbers stormed the guest house of the NGO “in a silent operation at about 4 a.m on Wednesday, April 26, 2023, and whisked them away to an unknown destination”.
The publication said there was no official statement from the organisation since the news of the abduction broke out.
In 2022, the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said many aid workers have either died, been injured, or been kidnapped in north-east Nigeria….
somehistory says
Everyday, the news from nigeria, is the same. mozlums kidnapping, raiding, burning, raping and murdering citizens of the same skin color, but who are not of the same mozlum soaked brain,.
satan’s children, doing his desires.
James Lincoln says
Tragically, that currently is the standard operating procedure in Nigeria.
It will only change when:
1. Muslim terrorists in Nigeria run out of bullets.
2. Muslim terrorists in Nigeria run out of Christians to slaughter.
3. Christians in Nigeria are given the means to defend themselves. This would mean that the Western “leaders” would have to start to CARE about the slaughter.
Otherwise, nothing will change and we will continue to see – on a near daily basis – feature articles in Jihad Watch reporting these tragic slaughters of Christians – on average 10 murders per day.
And the Vatican knows about this – and is doing nothing substantial to stop this:
https://www.vaticannews.va/en/church/news/2023-04/over-50000-christians-killed-in-nigeria-by-islamist-extremists.html
somehistory says
James, I recall years ago, “save the children” would show photos of the starving children…new babies and older…and make pleas asking for the rest of the world to help.
Nothing like that happens with the Christians….small babies and older…being slaughtered by mozlums. No help is requested by any outside group, and none is forthcoming. Some Christian groups may ask for a solution, they may put out the reports of the slaughter, but these are in the minority.
As you point out, the vatican with all its millions of dollars, and its platform where the pope guy can say whatever he wishes, doesn’t give a hoot.
James Lincoln says
Yes, somehistory.
But we can still pray for them.
✝️