“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).
“Terrorists Return To Abuja-Kaduna Expressway, Kidnap Scores Of Passengers,” Sahara Reporters, January 8, 2024:
A former federal lawmaker and social activist, Senator Shehu Sani, has confirmed that a group of terrorists on Sunday blocked the Abuja-Kaduna Expressway and abducted scores of passengers.
Sani revealed this in a post on X platform (formerly Twitter) saying that the incident happened near Kateri village around 9pm.
The former lawmaker added that politicians from the ruling All Progressive Congress(APC) and opposition parties were among those who escaped being abducted by the terrorists.
“Just when we felt safer, yesternight kidnappers returned to the Kaduna Abuja road. They blocked the road, abducted some scores of persons around 9pm near Kateri village. Two of my Honorable friends from both the ruling and opposition parties had to run through the bush like Usain Bolt. But despite this incidence, there is stronger security presence along the route than it used to be in the past,” Sani said.
SaharaReporters was unable to determine the number of abducted passengers at the time of filing this report.
When contacted for comment on the event, Muhammad Jalagie, the Kaduna Police Spokesman, did not return calls and did not respond to text messages given to him.
Abuja-Kaduna highway has been a regular spot for terrorists’ attacks and abductions….