This certainly explains why the jihad in Nigeria has gone on for so many years, amid plenty of promises from the government but no effective action to stop it. “‘We Consider Boko Haram Terrorists As ‘Government Boys’ As Our Superiors Said Our Duty Is To Catch, Not Harm Them’ – Nigerian Soldier In North-East,” Sahara […]
Cameroon: Muslims murder traditional leader, his son and grandson in jihad raid on village
Boko Haram has no respect for “traditional leaders.” It wants to impose Sharia and sweep away jahiliyya, the “pre-Islamic period of ignorance.” “Traditional leader, his son and grandson killed in Boko Haram attack in Cameroon,” Xinhua, July 8, 2022 (thanks to The Religion of Peace): Boko Haram militants have killed a traditional leader, his son […]
Cameroon: Muslim raid hospital, murder a security guard, first jihad attack in this area since 2014
Weakness invites aggression. But never fear: “Last month, Cameroon’s Defence Minister Joseph Beti Assomo flew to the region and announced an overhaul in military operations to curb the new tactics of the militants.” We have heard that song for years in Nigeria and nothing was done. The outcome is unlikely to be different in Cameroon. […]
Nigeria: Muslims murder 13 scrap metal scavengers
“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, and others beside them whom you do not know.” (Qur’an 8:60) “Again, Terrorists Kill 13 Scrap Metal Scavengers,” by Francis Okoye, Leadership, June 19, 2022 (thanks to […]
Niger: 40 ex-jihadis complete deradicalization course, swear on Qur’an they won’t do any more violence
Are these men truly “deradicalized”? Maybe. But deradicalization programs have been spectacular failures everywhere. Qur’an 3:28 warns believers not to take unbelievers as “friends or helpers,” “unless that you but guard yourselves against them.” This is a foundation of the idea that believers may legitimately deceive unbelievers when under pressure. The word used for “guard” […]
Nigeria: Muslims murder at least 50 people who were clearing farmlands and gathering firewood
This is practically a daily occurrence in Nigeria, but the world yawns, as jihad terrorism doesn’t fit the establishment narrative, and so it is almost completely ignored. “Jihadists kill dozens in Nigeria’s northeastern state of Borno,” Reuters, May 24, 2022: At least 50 people were killed by militants on Sunday around the town of Rann […]
Nigeria: Muslims murder nine people in jihad raids on villages
All this goes on with appalling regularity, and the Nigerian government does nothing. It is increasingly difficult to escape the conclusion that it wants all this to happen. “Boko Haram kills 9 villagers in Chibok attack, destroy houses,” by Ndahi Marama, Vanguard, May 4, 2022: Suspected members of Boko Haram terrorists have killed eight villagers […]
Nigeria: Muslims storm brothel, tell people to recite Qur’an, murder ten who cannot do so
This is reminiscent of other incidents, including when a Muslim in Minnesota in 2016 asked mall shoppers if they were Muslim and then stabbed non-Muslims. In January 2022 in Nigeria, a man recounted that Fulani jihadis stopped him and started beating him. Then they asked him if he was Muslim or Christian; when he said he […]
Nigeria: Christian says jihadists are ‘still killing our members,’ 170 churches remain shut
All eyes continue to be on the humanitarian crisis precipitated by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, and the world pulls together to give much-needed aid; at the same time, the world continues to ignore the ongoing genocide against Christians by Muslims in Nigeria. It hasn’t let up; nor will it, as jihadists will keep on spreading […]
Cameroon: Priest says his parish has been ‘paralyzed’ by heavy Islamic jihad activity
But the international media shows no interest in reporting about all this. It doesn’t fit their narrative, in which Muslims are always victims and Christians are always wealthy white oppressors. “Catholic Priest in Cameroon Says Parish ‘paralyzed’ by Heavy Boko Haram Insurgency,” by Agnes Aineah, ACI Africa, April 2, 2022: Boko Haram militants are expanding […]