What could possibly go wrong? It’s part of reconciliation efforts. Surely jihadis will reciprocate this gesture of good will. Won’t they? “Niger frees ‘terrorist chiefs,’ AFP, February 27, 2022: NIAMEY: Niger has freed “terrorist chiefs” from jail, including members of Boko Haram, as part of reconciliation efforts in the West African nation, officials and state […]
Nigeria described as world ‘epicenter of jihadi violence,’ Christian persecution at ‘catastrophic levels’
While the US House “voted for legislation to monitor and combat Islamophobia globally,” and Canada is about to appoint a Special Representative on combatting Islamophobia, who is monitoring the abuses committed by Muslims globally in the name of Islam? The massive tally of abuses against Christians in Nigeria, religious minorities and dissidents in Iran, and […]
Nigeria: Islamic State West Africa Province declares town of Gudumbali its ‘caliphate headquarters’
The Nigerian government has been unable to stop them, and it is an open question whether it is really even trying very hard to do so. This is a capital that could be heard from in the future. “EXCLUSIVE: Daring Boko Haram Terrorists Declare Borno Town As West African ‘Caliphate Headquarters,’” Sahara Reporters, January 24, […]
Nigeria: Muslims abduct more than a dozen girls in Chibok
According to Islamic law, Muslim men can take “captives of the right hand” (Qur’an 4:3, 4:24, 33:50). The Qur’an says: “O Prophet! Lo! We have made lawful for you your wives to whom you have paid their dowries, and those whom your right hand possesses of those whom Allah has given you as spoils of […]
Nigeria: Muslims storm predominantly Christian community, burn church, houses, cars
Jihad attacks against Christians in Nigeria take place on a more or less daily basis. The world yawns. The persecution of Christians by Muslims doesn’t fit the establishment media’s Muslim victimhood narrative. “Boko Haram Attacks Another Borno Community, Burns Church, Houses,” Sahara Reporters, January 6, 2022: The Islamic State-backed faction of Boko Haram, the Islamic […]
Nigeria: Muslims storm community, open fire as residents flee, murder 10 soldiers and children
Often people object to my identifying the killers in instances such as these as “Muslims.” However, they call themselves the Islamic State West Africa Province, and were formerly known as Jamā’at Ahl as-Sunnah lid-Da’wah wa’l-Jihād, or the Party of the People of the Sunnah for Proselytizing and Jihad. They do what they do because of […]
Nigeria: Muslims murder five people in bomb blasts ahead of president’s visit
The mosque may have been targeted because it was comprised of people who did not accept the Islamic State’s authority, and thus was considered heretical and apostate. “UPDATED: Five people dead as explosions rock Maiduguri ahead of Buhari’s visit,” by Dogara Bitrus, Punch, December 23, 2021: Five persons have been confirmed dead from bomb explosions […]
Nigeria: Islamic State jihadis place checkpoints on highways, dare the Buhari government to act
The jihadis know they have nothing whatsoever to fear from the Buhari government. “Boko Haram Terrorists Dare Buhari Government, Mount ‘Security’ Checkpoints On Borno Highways,” Sahara Reporters, December 16, 2021 (thanks to Henry): Militants from the Islamic State-backed faction of Boko Haram, the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP), formerly known as Jamā’at Ahl as-Sunnah […]
Biden Admin Goes Back to Obama’s Coverup of Christian Persecution in Nigeria
The Obama administration’s actions in Nigeria are one of its great unmentioned crimes against humanity. The Obama-Biden regime did its best to block efforts to list Boko Haram as a terrorist organization despite its horrifying massacres of Christians. And did everything possible to bring down Nigeria’s Christian president and replace him with its former Muslim dictator. Obama and Hillary […]
Nigeria: ‘Repentant’ jihadis riot, ‘they still consider anyone not in their fold as an infidel’
Deradicalization programs are an abysmal failure everywhere they have been implemented. From the Jihad Watch archives: UK: Muslim who murdered MP had attended official ‘deradicalization’ program Austria: Vienna jihad murderer had gone to deradicalization program, was not considered a terror threat UK: Libyan migrant who went on stabbing spree in Reading was in government deradicalization […]