The international community as well as many in Nigeria itself continue to ignore, downplay or outright deny what is happening. “Gunmen kill 37 in attack on rural community in Benue,” by Ameh Ejekwonyilo, Premium Times, June 13, 2022 Gunmen, who attacked Igama, a rural community in Benue State on Sunday morning, killed 37, residents of […]
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Nigeria: Muslims attack church, fail to find priest, abduct priest’s cook
Abduction of Infidels is sanctioned in Islamic law and subject to particular rules: “As for the captives, the amir [ruler] has the choice of taking the most beneficial action of four possibilities: the first to put them to death by cutting their necks; the second, to enslave them and apply the laws of slavery regarding […]
Nigeria: Muslims in helicopter and on motorcycles murder 32 people, destroy church and houses
“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) “‘Terrorists in helicopter’ kill 32, shell houses, church in Southern Kaduna,” by Saxone Akhaine, Guardian (Nigeria), […]
Nigeria: Jihad group says they don’t kill or abduct unless they are sure a person is an infidel
“Muhammad is the messenger of Allah. And those with him are ruthless against the unbelievers and merciful among themselves.” (Qur’an 48:29) “Ansaru Terrorist Group Denies Responsibility For Train attack,” by Isaiah Benjamin, Leadership, June 4, 2022: The Jama’ar Ansarul Muslimina fi Biladi Sudan also known as Ansaru terrorist group has denied responsibility for the March 28, […]
Nigeria: Death toll now over 50 in Muslim attack on Catholic church during Sunday mass
My post on this yesterday has sparked an immense outpouring of rage on Twitter from Muslims in Nigeria and their allies. They have insisted that I’m lying, that the attackers have not been identified, and that they are not Muslims (which would be difficult to know for sure if the attackers have not been identified, […]
Nigeria: Man argues with Muslim cleric, Muslim mob burns him to death for blasphemy
Reuters doesn’t mention that Ahmad Usman was accused of blasphemy, but it has been widely reported elsewhere. Reuters, of course, has to follow the establishment narrative. “Nigerian man burned to death after argument with Muslim cleric,” Reuters, June 5, 2022: ABUJA (REUTERS) – A Nigerian man was burned to death by a mob in the […]
Nigeria: Muslims storm church and open fire, murder at least 28 Christians, injure dozens
Once again, this is a near-daily occurrence in Nigeria that is met with international indifference. The media narrative is that Muslims are always and in every circumstances victims, and that Christians are white oppressors. Stories of this kind don’t fit the narrative and are accordingly ignored. “Alert: Nigeria state lawmaker says dozens feared dead after […]
Nigeria: Muslim clerics call for jihad and the establishment of an Islamic state
What did anyone expect they would call for? “Nigerian Christian Association, CAN Condemns Video Of Clerics Inciting Muslims Against Christians In Taraba, Calls For Arrests,” Sahara Reporters, May 30, 2022: The Christian Association of Nigeria in Taraba State has described as worrisome a viral video on social media where an Islamic cleric was heard urging […]
Nigeria: Islamic State jihadists slaughter over 70 people in 72 hours
Nigeria continues to be a humanitarian disaster as jihadis hunt Christians and other infidels. It’s a genocide that the world continues to ignore. In 72 hours, Islamic State jihadists slaughtered over 70 people. That’s nearly a person each hour. Those numbers do not include killings by other jihad groups and Muslim mobs who continue to […]
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 […]