But Nigerian officials assure us that the end of Boko Haram is near, only weeks after admitting that the jihad group had friends and supporters in high levels of the Nigerian government. Sounds as if the claims that the jihadis’ end is near are just face-saving. “Troops swoop on Boko Haram, claim end of sect […]
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Nigeria: At least 156 dead in wave of bombings, shootings; Boko Haram jihadists claim responsibility
All of this is supposed to usher in a paradise under Sharia, just as soon as they can kill and terrorize enough people who would stand in the way. “Scores dead as assailants target northern Nigerian city,” by Nima Elbagir and Hassan John for CNN, January 21: Lagos, Nigeria (CNN) — Nigeria imposed a 24-hour […]
Nigeria: Top cop suspended after mastermind of Christmas church bombing escapes
Keystone Kops, Nigerian edition. It will be harder to capture Sokoto a second time. “Top Nigerian cop suspended over suspected sect member escape,” from Agence France-Presse, January 17: Nigerian authorities on Tuesday suspended a top police officer for alleged negligence in the escape of a suspected member of the Islamist Boko Haram sect arrested over […]
Nigerian New Year = Christian Slaughter
Today on FrontPage Magazine (via RaymondIbrahim.com), I discuss the Nigerian jihad against Christians, which, as JW readers know, only gets more savage by the day: The New Year’s resolution for “Sunnis for Da’wa [Islamization] and Jihad–”also known as Boko Haram, or “Western education is forbidden–”is to create a Christian-free Nigeria, beginning, naturally, with the north, […]
Nigeria: Jihadists murder four Christians who were fleeing the violence
Jihad against refueling. “Suspected Islamists kill 4 again,” from AFP, January 11 (thanks to Twostellas): KANO, (AFP) — Suspected members of Islamist group Boko Haram on Wednesday shot dead four Christians who were believed to be fleeing violence-torn Maiduguri, residents said. “Their car had just pulled up at a filling station outside the town to […]
Nigeria: Jihad against beer parlors (again)
The intrepid mujahedin, keeping the world safe from unarmed civilians enjoying themselves. “Sect kills 8 in beer parlor attack in Nigeria,” by Njadvara Musa for the Associated Press, January 10: MAIDUGURI, Nigeria (AP) “” Gunmen from a radical Islamist group opened fire Tuesday night at a beer parlor in northeast Nigeria, killing eight people including […]
Nigeria: Boko Haram jihadists kill 2 more Christians
Boko Haram has been attacking public gatherings. Here, they attacked two homes. “Army: Muslim sect kills 2 Christians in Nigeria,” from the Associated Press, January 10: MAIDUGURI, Nigeria (AP) “” Nigeria’s army says suspected members of a radical Muslim sect have killed two Christians in separate attacks despite an increased security presence in the area. […]
Nigerian Christians warn of campaign of “religious cleansing” against them
That is exactly what is going on. Boko Haram’s ultimatum for Christians to leave northern areas has come and gone, and attacks have increased in frequency. Boko Haram wants as wide a civil war as it can instigate, and thus a freer hand to push its agenda through slaughter. It wants to create a security […]
Nigerian president says Boko Haram situation worse than civil war; jihad group has sympathizers in government and security agencies
That would partly explain why Christians in the north have not been able to rely on the government to protect them from Boko Haram’s jihadists. “Nigerian leader says Boko Haram threat worse than civil war,” by Wole Oyetunji for Agence France-Presse, January 8: Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan said Sunday unrest blamed on Islamist group Boko […]
Christian Association of Nigeria: “We have decided to work out means to defend ourselves against these senseless killings”
Boko Haram is trying to spark a civil war. The central and local governments’ inability or unwillingness to engage the group and protect Christians has left a vacuum of security. If they are attempting to defuse the situation or keep the remaining peace by not responding to Boko Haram, those governments are instead allowing a […]