The idea for an attack of this kind comes straight from the Qur’an: “Make ready for them all that you can of force and of warhorses, so that by them you may strike terror in the enemy of Allah and your enemy…” — Qur’an 8:60
In the jihadis’ ideal scenario, those who are terrorized will leave the area, leaving it for the Muslims and expanding the domains of Islam.
“18 Nigerian loggers killed in attack,” AFP, May 8, 2026 (thanks to The Religion of Peace):
Boko Haram jihadists have killed 18 loggers in northeast Nigerian Borno state, local sources told AFP Thursday, as people displaced by jihadists struggle to feed their families amid worsening attacks….
According to the sources, Boko Haram fighters on motorcycles rounded up a group of loggers who had gone into the bush outside the village of Abaram in the Bama district on Wednesday and opened fire on them.
“We recovered 11 bodies yesterday and seven more today, making a total of 18 killed in the attack,” Ibrahim Liman, a member of an anti-jihadist militia assisting the military, said.
“Initially, we thought only 11 were killed but when others did not show up this morning a search was launched and seven more bodies were found in the bush,” Liman added.
All the victims had gunshot wounds on them, according to Bukar Ibrahim, a resident of the town of Bama, who gave the same toll. The seven victims found on Thursday were pursued into the bush by the assailants as they tried to flee and shot, which made it difficult to trace them, Ibrahim said….
somehistory says
They murder the farmers. They murder the fishermen. Sometimes they murder members of the military. They murder grave diggers. Now, they murder loggers.
When all of the targeted groups are dead, they can proceed to murder each other to satisfy their bloodlust.
James Lincoln says
Too bad that they couldn’t just start with murdering each other first, somehistory.
“Begin with the end in mind” (Stephen Covey)
somehistory says
Yes, James, I agree it is really “too bad.”