Once again, we see that the jihadis appear to be a stronger force than the national military. Who is funding them? “Borno: Bride killed as Soldiers exchange gunfire with Boko Haram,” by Hamisu Kabir Matazu, Daily Trust, July 10, 2026: Suspected Boko Haram insurgents have attacked two military locations in Maiduguri, Borno State capital, killing […]
Nigeria: Muslims murder 23 people and wound 108 in three jihad suicide bombings
The bombers were likely happy to ensure their place in paradise: “Indeed, Allah has bought from the believers their lives and their wealth, because the garden will be theirs, they will fight in the way of Allah and will kill and be killed. It is a promise that is binding on him in the Torah […]
Nigeria: Jihad suicide bomber murders five people at mosque for being the wrong kind of Muslim
If you’re the wrong kind of Muslim, watch out: Allah guarantees Paradise to those who “kill and are killed” for him (Qur’an 9:111). “Blast at Nigeria mosque kills 5, injures 35 in apparent suicide attack,” CBS News, December 25, 2025: A bomb exploded during prayers at a mosque in Nigeria’s northeastern city of Maiduguri on […]
Nigeria: Muslims kidnap at least 227 students and teachers from Catholic school
“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 their sale and manumission; the third, to ransom them in exchange for goods […]
Nigeria: Muslims murder a soldier, a mobile police officer and two civilian joint taskforce volunteers
Once again, we see jihadis being aggressive, and government forces unable or unwilling to stop them. “Four Security Personnel Killed In Borno Boko Haram Attack,” by Wim Bitrus, Channels TV, August 21, 2025 (thanks to The Religion of Peace): Four security personnel, including a soldier, a mobile police officer and two civilian joint taskforce volunteers, […]
Nigeria: Muslims behead seven farmers
“When you meet the unbelievers, strike necks…” (Qur’an 47:4) “Boko Haram beheads seven farmers in Borno attack,” by Yemi Aruna, Premium Times, June 16, 2023: On Thursday in Maiduguri, terrorists suspected to be members of the Islamist group, Boko Haram, decapitated seven farmers in Maiduguri, the capital of Borno State. The farmers were working on […]
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: ‘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 […]
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: Muslims tie up agricultural workers and slit the throats of at least 43 of them
“When you meet the unbelievers, strike the necks” (Qur’an 47:4). “Boko Haram Kills at Least 43 Farmworkers in Nigeria, Militia Says,” Agence France-Presse, November 28, 2020: MAIDUGURI, NIGERIA – Boko Haram fighters killed at least 43 farmworkers and injured six in rice fields near the northeast Nigerian city of Maiduguri on Saturday, anti-jihadist militia told […]