This is all entirely in accord with Islamic law. The kidnapping itself is a matter of precise legal directives: “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).
Meanwhile, the police “condemn” the attack, but appear powerless to stop it. After every such attack, local officials issue assurances, and everyone feels better until the next attack comes.
“Three Christians Killed at Prayer Vigil in Western Nigeria,” Morning Star News, May 25, 2026:
ABUJA, Nigeria (Christian Daily International–Morning Star News) – Gunmen on Saturday night (May 23) killed three Christians and kidnapped 15 others in an attack on a church prayer vigil in western Nigeria’s Kwara state, sources said.
The attacked occurred in Ori-Oke Ajaiye, on the outskirts of Ekerin village in Ekiti County, at 8:30 p.m., said Adetoun Ejire-Adeyemi, spokesman for the Kwara State Police Command.
“The Kwara State Police Command strongly condemns the gruesome attack, killing, and abduction of innocent worshippers by armed criminals,” Ejire-Adeyemi said. “The incident was reported on 24th May by Pastor Adebayo Abiodun of Ijo Ajaye Ati Igbala, Ekerin village, who stated that while conducting a night vigil alongside members of his congregation at Ori-Oke Ijaye via Ekerin village, armed hoodlums invaded the prayer ground, firing sporadically, killing three persons while abducting 15 others to an unknown destination.”
The Commissioner of Police of the Kwara State Command, Ojo Adekimi, directed a comprehensive tactical and intelligence-driven operation involving a Police Drone Team, PMF personnel, Intelligence Units and other operational assets for a coordinated rescue mission, he said….
The Ekiti Local Government Council called on all church leaders to halt all night church worship services until further notice.
Awelewa Olawale Gabriel, Ekiti Local Government Council chairman, said the council earlier issued a directive to churches in the area to halt all night prayers and worship services due to terrorist activity in Kwara state.
“Faith cannot be practiced at the expense of life,” Gabriel said. “We have consistently advised churches and mosques in isolated areas to stop holding night vigils. Worship is meant to edify and protect, not expose people to avoidable danger.”…
Note the moral equivalence. Some mosques have indeed been attacked, if the jihadis decide they’re filled with the wrong kind of Muslim, but the vast majority of attacks are against churches.
Wellington says
Most every time I read something about Nigeria I find myself wishing Biafra had survived, had prevailed.
very old white guy says
I wonder how many more hundreds of years will we have to put up with Islamic violence before civilized people finally put a stop to it?
somehistory says
“gunman, armed criminals, armed hoodlums”…..all are muzzies, but the report won’t say that.
And the government….supposedly caring about the people kidnapped and those murdered….puts the onus on the Christians.to keep this from happening.
The Christians work….fishing, farming, and other tasks…during the day. And they are attacked by muzzies, murdered, have their equipment and property stolen and their houses and churches burned.
muzzies have attacked many times at night , roaring in on motorcycles, burning homes, kidnapping and murdering people in their sleep.
Those who flee into the bush and hide all night, escape to live another little while. Not having meetings or prayer vigils; but sleeping in their beds.
What the muzzies inside and out of government want is to stop all Christian activity.
Ghouls, worshipping evil in all of its forms, murdering the innocent who refuse to bow to the beast.
And the government says that “faith” is not worth it….because they don’t know what faith is and don’t want others to have what they cannot have.
If they can destroy the faith of Christians, they will have succeeded in their evil.
abu taleb says
The US should attack those jihadis the same way Israel attack Hamas or Hezbollah to bring enough attention to the genocide happened against the Christians in Africa
OLD GUY says
Just another day in the peace and love of the muslim/islamic promise. Anywhere that islam is the majority they treat the non-muslim citizens like trash and brutality, rape and murder them.