Nigeria: Islamic jihadists of Boko Haram warn Christians to leave north within three days

And the Nigerian government continues to be unable and/or unwilling to rein in Boko Haram. "Islamist militants in Nigeria warn Christians to leave north within 3 days," by Tim Lister for CNN, January 2:

(CNN) -- The militant Islamist group Boko Haram has issued an ultimatum giving Christians living in northern Nigeria three days to leave the area amid a rising tide of violence there.
A Boko Haram spokesman, Abul Qaqa, also said late Sunday that Boko Haram fighters are ready to confront soldiers sent to the area under a state of emergency declared in parts of four states by Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan on Saturday.

"We will confront them squarely to protect our brothers," Abul Qaqa said during a telephone call with local media. He also called on Muslims living in southern Nigeria to "come back to the north because we have evidence they will be attacked."

Recent weeks have seen an escalation in clashes between Boko Haram and security forces in the north-eastern states of Borno and Yobe, as well as attacks on churches and assassinations. Nearly 30 people were killed on Christmas Day at a Catholic church near the federal capital, Abuja -- a sign that Boko Haram is prepared to strike beyond its heartland.

Human rights activist Shehu Sani told CNN that the latest Boko Haram threat is credible, but many Christians born and raised in the north have nowhere else to go.

"The killings will continue," he said, and Boko Haram may respond to the state of emergency by taking its campaign of violence to areas not yet affected....

Nigeria has almost equal numbers of Christian and Muslims, with the south predominantly Christian. Boko Haram and other Islamic groups claim the north has been starved of resources and marginalized by the government of Jonathan, who is a Christian.

Boko Haram (which according to the group means "Western civilization is forbidden") is demanding the imposition of Islamic sharia law across Nigeria.

Christian leaders have demanded a stronger response to the attacks from the government and the Muslim community. Ayo Oritsejafor, head of the Christian Association of Nigeria, complained last week that the response of Islamic leaders had been "unacceptable and an abdication of their responsibilities."

"The Christian community is fast losing confidence in government's ability to protect our rights," Oritsejafor said....

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pokermutt | January 2, 2012 8:08 AM | Reply

Secede now along the Muslim Christian Line.

epistemology | January 2, 2012 8:16 AM | Reply

No surprise, the Mahoundians are trying to gain ground. "Kill the infidels where you find them", that's what the unholy Koran says. Unfortunately the Christians today are too weak to withstand. Nigeria is a half-civilised country.

DP111 | January 2, 2012 8:41 AM | Reply

Quote: Nigeria has almost equal numbers of Christian and Muslims..

Those equal numbers have arisen as a consequence of a tide of Muslims coming from the north and settling in Nigeria.

If ever there is a warning to the rest of the world what happens when you allow in Muslims, legally or otherwise, this is it.

Stephen Tweed replied to comment from DP111 | January 2, 2012 8:54 AM | Reply

Another Sudan in the making, no doubt?

Fiqh Al-Matter | January 2, 2012 9:08 AM | Reply

Boko Haram (which according to the group means "Western civilization is forbidden") is demanding the imposition of Islamic sharia law across Nigeria.

Guess Boko Haram didn’t get the State Department memo that Sharia law is nothing more than a nebulous kaleidoscope of abstract ideals, and thus cannot be “imposed” anywhere, rather than an elaborate body of concrete laws and corporal punishments based on the core texts of the Islamic religion.

I hope somebody is looking into that.

ala sux | January 2, 2012 9:14 AM | Reply

As for Nigeria ordering Christians to leave an area, lets make a deal.
canada and the USA will take in ALL the Nigerian Christians as long as the Nigerian Muslims here in the West get the hell out of our nations and take their 7th century death-cult with them back to Nigeria.

Infidel Task Force replied to comment from Stephen Tweed | January 2, 2012 9:29 AM | Reply

I would venture you are correct Stephen. That split for north and south may be the only solution. But right now, the United Nations just doesn't care. Its way too busy trying to get Israel into Hamas hands.

Stephen Tweed replied to comment from Infidel Task Force | January 2, 2012 9:46 AM | Reply

Yes indeed, and the united nations is already in OIC's greasy, bloodstained hands.

Cornelius | January 2, 2012 1:18 PM | Reply

This is one more example that Muslims cannot live side-by-side with non-Muslims peaceably. Notice, the Muslim minority in SOUTHERN Nigeria is not under threat...it's only in the Muslim-majority north where the violence and the religious "cleansing" is occurring.

Softly Bob | January 2, 2012 2:53 PM | Reply

Islam is forever revealing its bad stench of hypocrisy. 'Boko Haram' means 'Western education is forbidden'or quite simply 'the West is bad.'
Of course, this doesn't apply to Western education and Western inventions such as science and engineering i.e. tanks, grenades, rifles, bombs and all the things that we invented because they were too stupid to.
If Boko Haram really want to live by their name they should give our ideas a wide berth. No more physics, no more chemistry, no more explosives or ballistics and no more of these 'unclean' Western things such as modern weapons. Try intimidating Christians with spears, swords and pointed sticks and see how far you get!
Of course this will never happen will it? That is because Islamists are the biggest cheats and hypocrites on planet Earth.

dumbledoresarmy | January 3, 2012 1:13 AM | Reply

You will observe the unblushing trumping up of grievances.

From the article - "Nigeria has almost equal numbers of Christian and Muslims, with the south predominantly Christian. **Boko Haram and other Islamic groups claim the north has been starved of resources and marginalized by the government of Jonathan, who is a Christian.** " (my emphasis - dda).

Nota bene: President Goodluck Jonathan has only been in power for a very, very short period of time.

The previous President, who ruled for quite some time, was a **Muslim**.

Nigeria's government, military and police force are heavily infiltrated - perhaps even pretty well controlled - by **Muslims**.

Back in the 1960s, when the non-Muslim tribes of southern Nigeria attempted to secede and set up their own state, Biafra, the Muslims of the north - supported by Arab Muslims from all over, including Egyptian Muslims who gleefully flew strafing missions over villages, mowing down men, women and children - crushed it with a merciless Jihad, so that they could continue to batten off the oil wealth which lies mainly in the south.

The pre-European-colonial history of Nigeria is one of Muslim raiders and invaders from the north attacking, robbing, killing and enslaving the non-Muslim southerners.

Boko Haram have a **hide** to try to present themselves as victims.

The poverty, illiteracy and political instability of the northern and middle belt of Nigeria are exactly what one sees in all other places where Muslims predominate. They are in large part the miserable fruits of Islam.

Here is the definitive article on the necessity of coldly and rationally ignoring the whinings of the likes of Boko Haram.

http://sultanknish.blogspot.com/2011/11/dangers-of-legitimizing-islamic.html
Sunday, November 13, 2011
The Dangers of Legitimizing Muslim Grievances

'There is no surer path to Muslim violence than through the legitimization of Muslim grievance.'...

gravenimage replied to comment from Cornelius | January 5, 2012 8:40 AM | Reply

Nigeria: Islamic jihadists of Boko Haram warn Christians to leave north within three days
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Cornelius wrote:

Very, very true, Cornelius. And yet, I have never seen this salient fact acknowledged *even once* in the mainstream media.

(CNN) -- The militant Islamist group Boko Haram has issued an ultimatum giving Christians living in northern Nigeria three days to leave the area amid a rising tide of violence there.
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"Rising tide of violence"—is that like a tsunami? Is there no agency behind this "rising tide"? CNN uses the passive voice again. Of course, it is Islam—in the local form of Boko Haram—which is waging violent Jihad against Christians and animists there.

"We will confront them squarely to protect our brothers," Abul Qaqa said during a telephone call with local media. He also called on Muslims living in southern Nigeria to "come back to the north because we have evidence they will be attacked."
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And what "evidence" would that be? As Cornelius noted, there have been *no* unprovoked attacks against Muslims in the south.

Instead, it is Muslims who are the aggressors—yet they still, no matter how implausibly—play the victim.

"The killings will continue," he said, and Boko Haram may respond to the state of emergency by taking its campaign of violence to areas not yet affected....
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As always, responding to—or even acknowledging—Jihad brings threats of further Jihad.

Nigeria has almost equal numbers of Christian and Muslims, with the south predominantly Christian. Boko Haram and other Islamic groups claim the north has been starved of resources and marginalized by the government of Jonathan, who is a Christian.
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As Dumbledore's Army noted, this is crap. Muslim regions *always* lag behind Infidel regions—remarkably, this is true whether they are primarily made up of Christians, Jews, Hindus, Buddhists, animists, or atheists.

This is true even in places like Malaysia, where—by law—Muslims are given every opportunity at the expense of the Infidel population. This is, in fact, frequently the case even under Shari'ah states. It is only in places where dhimmis are *utterly crushed* that the pattern does not prevail.

Nigeria has had a whole series of Muslim presidents. Part of the "controversy" over Goodluck Johnathan is that he took power when the *Muslim* president became ill—according to Nigerian law. The situation in the north was no different then. This is trumped up and demonstrably false.

Christian leaders have demanded a stronger response to the attacks from the government and the Muslim community. Ayo Oritsejafor, head of the Christian Association of Nigeria, complained last week that the response of Islamic leaders had been "unacceptable and an abdication of their responsibilities."

"The Christian community is fast losing confidence in government's ability to protect our rights," Oritsejafor said....
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Well, that's understandable. The central government has been unwilling or unable to respond. So the slaughter continues...

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