They also appealed to them with stories about the glories of the new caliphate they are attempting to establish, with little or no pushback.
Still, they didn’t dare rely on their wisdom and beautiful preaching. Some rice and beans were given out to seal the deal.
“ISWAP Terror Group Holds Public Meetings With Borno Residents To Recruit New Members, Stresses Plan To Have Separate Islamic Country,” Sahara Reporters, June 9, 2024:
Militants belonging to the Islamic State-backed faction of Boko Haram, Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP), formerly known as Jamā’at Ahl as-Sunnah lid-Da’wah wa’l-Jihād have organised da‘wāt in some villages in Borno, SaharaReporters has gathered.
Da‘wāt is the act of inviting or calling people to embrace Islam.
In pictures released by ISWAP, sect members were seen publicly engaging with residents of the state around Lake Chad.
The images may be part of the sect’s efforts to counter statements by the Nigerian military that the Islamist insurgent fighters were on a steady retreat, with troops seizing a sizeable territory hitherto occupied and controlled by members of the terrorist sect.
SaharaReporters gathered that during the Da’wat programme, the insurgents appealed to villagers to join the group as militants and support their cause to establish an Islamic caliphate.
They assured them of good governance, better security and basic amenities as soon as they had a new country.
The group also distributed welfare packages to many households in a new recruitment drive.
Packages said to have been distributed by ISWAP included rice, beans, millet, maize, sugar, spaghetti and cash gifts….
somehistory says
What they are handing out formerly belonged to the Christians they slaughtered.
Murdering, stealing and destroying the lives and property of the Christians, and now using things that don’t belong to them to bribe infidels to get them to join.
There are no good things about islam which could be used to persuade infidels to join…nothing good. The ‘new country with security, etc.’ is a lie. There won’t be anything ‘new’ coming from the murderous mozlums; just more theft, destruction, kidnapping, rape and murder due to having more members of the death cult.
al shabab of somalia has used the promise of jobs and money to the youth there for a couple of decades at least. And anyone can see just how corrupt and dangerous is the nation of somalia.
simba says
didnt muhummad bribe the pagans with war booty??
PRCS says
They’re poor and can be easily swayed to “the cause” with material things they may not be able to provide for themselves.
Nigerian Christians: provide your black, religious bretheren with guns and whatever version of a “neighborhood watch” you can and kill those who wish you harm.
Troybeam says
Agree however besides guns there are other means to protect a village, they should learn them.
PRCS says
Agree.
IMO, some sort of Neighborhood Watch, for example, could/should be used to at least give unarmed Christians and other non-Muslims at least an opportuning to beat feet before the bad guys arrive.
Of course, as you note, there are other means/methods that can/should be implemented, too.