ICN reports that the children who were kidnapped were Christians. For over a decade, Boko Haram has “ravaged the northeastern part of Nigeria and around Lake Chad.” Last year, Boko Haram kidnapped over 300 boys in Western Nigeria. So far this year, Boko Haram has committed seven mass kidnappings in Nigeria. Nonetheless, the world remains […]
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Nigeria: Muslims abduct Catholic priest on his way to thanksgiving Mass
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: Boko Haram pledges allegiance to Islamic State following its leader’s suicide
“A group of fighters from Nigerian Islamist group Boko Haram pledged allegiance to rivals the Islamic State West African Province (ISWAP) weeks after the former group’s leader died.” There is history leading up to this commitment: Boko Haram pledged allegiance to the Islamic State in 2015, but then ideological differences between them caused a deep […]
Nigeria: Muslims murder Christian physician and 17 other Christians
“In 2015, Muhammadu Buhari, a Fulani, was elected president of Nigeria. He has done virtually nothing to address the behavior of his fellow tribesmen in the Middle Belt and in the south of the country.” Meanwhile, the worldwide “human rights community” says little and does nothing, because the persecution of Christians in Nigeria doesn’t fit […]
Nigeria: Muslim Fulani herdsmen threaten jihad violence over ban on open grazing
The Fulani herdsmen have already been waging violent jihad against Nigeria’s Christians for years. They are able to operate with impunity and issue threats such as this one because the Nigerian government has neither the will nor the power to counter them, as some government officials sympathize with the jihadis. “‘Fulani’ group writes Delta Gov, […]
Nigeria: Chief Imam of major Islamic society says Islam supports child marriage
If Abdul Azeez Onike said this in the U.S., he would be excoriated as an “Islamophobe.” But in reality, child marriage has abundant attestation in Islamic tradition and law. Turkey’s directorate of religious affairs (Diyanet) said in January 2018 that under Islamic law, girls as young as nine can marry. “Islam has no age barrier in marriage […]
Nigeria: Jihad group top dog Abubakar Shekau kills himself when cornered by rival jihadis
Shekau’s rivals described him as “the big troublemaker, persecutor and destructive leader of the nation.” Why? They objected to Shekau’s “indiscriminate targeting of Muslim civilians and use of women suicide bombers.” But jihad massacres of non-Muslims? They had no problem with that. “Boko Haram leader ‘kills self’ in fight with rival jihadists,” AFP, June 6, […]
Nigeria: Islamic police seize and burn 260 cartons of alcoholic drinks
Remember: if you suggest that some aspects of Sharia may be incompatible with Western society and law, you’re a racist, bigoted “Islamophobe.” “O you who have believed, indeed, intoxicants, gambling, stone altars, and divining arrows are but defilement from the work of Satan, so avoid it that you may be successful.” (Qur’an 5:90) A hadith […]
Nigeria: Muslims murder Christian pastor and his three-year-old son
Islamophobia: it’s an international scourge. “Fulani Herdsmen Kill Pastor, 3-Year-Old Son in Nigeria,” Morning Star News, May 30, 2021: JOS, Nigeria (Morning Star News) – Fulani herdsmen in Niger state, Nigeria have shot to death a missionary and pastor and his 3-year-old son, sources said. Leviticus Makpa, 39, had established a Christian school in Kamberi […]
Nigeria: Army, police storm church during service, march away 50 people on suspicion of belonging to Biafra group
Contrast this with the Nigerian government’s resolute inaction in the face of near-daily jihad murders of Christians, at the hands of Fulanis and Boko Haram. Would the army and police ever raid a mosque to march away a group of jihadis? What do you think? “EXCLUSIVE: Army, Police Invade Enugu Church, March 50 Members Away […]