“The caretaker chairman of Mafa local government area, Shettima Lawan said, calling it ‘wicked and despicable.’” Shettima Lawan better be careful, or he could be facing charges of “Islamophobia.” “At least 45 dead in ‘despicable’ Boko Haram attack,” the Telegraph, November 20, 2014 (thanks to Pamela Geller): At least 45 people were killed in a […]
Nigeria: Jihad-martyrdom suicide bomber murders 48 at high school assembly
Boko Haram means “Western education is sin,” or more literally, “Books bad.” The mainstream media has reported on this name as if the group were a bunch of Luddites with AK-47s – people who for some unexplained reason object to modern education and modern technology except for the weaponry. But actually the moniker “Boko Haram” […]
Nigeria: Boko Haram cuts hands off civilians for not following Sharia law
Some were found guilty of looting, which would put the hand amputation in this context: “[As for] the thief, the male and the female, amputate their hands in recompense for what they committed as a deterrent [punishment] from Allah. And Allah is Exalted in Might and Wise.” (Qur’an 5:38) This is, of course, not Boko […]
Nigeria: Islamic jihadists abduct 30 teenagers
They will now be killed, enslaved, ransomed or freed outright. Here is a salient passage on this issue from a Shafi’i manual of Islamic law: When an adult male is taken captive, the caliph considers the interests … (of Islam and the Muslims) and decides between the prisoner’s death, slavery, release without paying anything, or […]
Nigeria: Suspected Boko Haram jihadists mount deadly attacks after “ceasefire”
Taking a page from the book of the “Palestinians.” “Suspected Boko Haram fighters mount deadly attacks after Nigeria ‘ceasefire,’” Reuters, October 18, 2014 (thanks to Twostellas): MAIDUGURI, Nigeria, Oct 18 (Reuters) – Suspected Boko Haram militants have killed dozens of people in five attacks on Nigerian villages that occurred after the government announced a ceasefire […]
Nigerian jihadis storm town, murder at least 36 people
Or, as John Kerry would say, enemies of Islam trying to make Islam look bad pose as devout Muslims and murder 36 people. And he must know, right? “Nigerian Islamists kill 36 in attacks on northeast town,” Reuters, September 20, 2014: MAIDUGURI, Nigeria, Sept 20 (Reuters) – Fighters from Nigerian Islamist militant group Boko Haram […]
Islamic jihadists of Boko Haram now control land the size of Ireland
Nothing to be concerned about. It’s just a tiny minority of leprechauns extremists. And remember: they have nothing whatsoever to do with Islam. “Boko Haram Now Control Swath of Land as Large as Ireland,” by AWR Hawkins, Breitbart, September 12, 2014 (thanks to The Religion of Peace): Boko Haram has control of a swath of […]
Nigeria: Boko Haram top dog says seized town “part of Islamic caliphate”
The Islamic State’s caliphate? He didn’t say, although he has previously expressed support for that one. He may be establishing his own. This kind of infighting may be the last hope for Infidels at the mercy of clueless and compromised leaders. “Nigerian town seized by Boko Haram ‘part of Islamic caliphate’: leader,” by Aminu Abubakar, […]
Boko Haram remotely triggered bombs on unsuspecting kidnapped girls
In any war between the civilized man and the savage, support the civilized man. Defeat jihad. “Boko Haram Strapped And Remotely Triggered Explosives On Unsuspecting Kidnapped Schoolgirls Which Were Scoured From A Captured Chinese Factory,” Inquisitr, August 2, 2014: In what could only be deemed as one of the world’s most heinous crimes, the Boko […]
Nigeria: Islamic jihadists of Boko Haram murder at least six with jihad-martyrdom suicide bombs in mosques
Why would the Congregation of the People of the Sunnah for Dawah and Jihad, aka Boko Haram, target mosques? Aren’t the mosques full of Muslims? Yes, but the wrong kind of Muslims. “Suicide bombers kill at least six in Nigeria mosques,” AFP, July 29, 2014: Suicide bombers attacked two mosques in northeast Nigeria’s Yobe state […]