Nigeria is grievously losing the battle against jihad terror. The arrest of 44 people isn’t even a drop in the bucket. Note that the jihadis have killed “tens of thousands of people and displacing millions of others.”
The world focuses on the Middle East, while blaming the state of Israel, which wants to live in peace. It is also ignoring the extensive suffering in Nigeria, and 1,400 years of Islam conquest and murder in the process.
“Nigeria jails 44 people for involvement in Boko Haram terrorism,” TRT Global, July 13, 2025:
Nigeria has jailed 44 people with terms of up to 30 years for funding terrorist activities, a spokesman for a counterterrorism agency said on Saturday.
The convicted were among 54 suspects arraigned in four specially-constituted civilian courts set up at a military base in the town of Kainji in central Niger state, Abu Michael, a spokesman for Nigeria’s counterterrorism centre said in a statement. The trial of the remaining 10 cases was adjourned to a later date, he said.
On Wednesday, Nigeria resumed trials of the suspects seven years after it suspended prosecution of over 1,000 people suspected of ties with the Boko Haram terrorist group, which has been unleashing violence since 2009.
“The verdicts delivered from the trials resulted in prison sentences ranging from 10 to 30 years, all to be served with hard labour,” Michael said.
“With the latest convictions, Nigeria has now secured a total of 785 cases involving terrorism financing and other terrorism-related offences,” said the statement.
Beyond Nigeria
The Boko Haram violence, which started in northeastern Nigeria, has spilled over into neighbouring Cameroon, Chad and Niger, killing tens of thousands of people and displacing millions of others….
࿗Infidel࿘ says
When they say “involvement with Boko Haram”, do they mean that those 44 people were pro-Boko Haram or anti-Boko Haram? The headline doesn’t seem to say much
I still support a free Biafra, consisting of not just Biafra, but all of South Nigeria, including Lagos
Alkflaeda says
These arrests may seem token to us, but they are symbolic of a recognition of the evil of Islamic jihad, and, as such, are more significant than they seem, especially as it is likely that investigators and prosecutors were hampered at every step, amidst a welter of attempts at bribery, corruption, and intimidation. They will also be fiercely resented, and prayer for protection of witnesses, investigators, prosecutors and judges is warranted.