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Nigeria: Islamic State murders 22 in jihad suicide bombings at mosque

Mar 16, 2016 1:10 pm By Robert Spencer

Boko Haram pledged allegiance to the Islamic State and changed its name to the Islamic State in West Africa last year. It targeted this mosque most likely because it did not accept the authority of the Islamic State, and thus opened itself to charges of heresy and apostasy.

Nigeria mosque bombing

“Mosque bombing in Nigeria kills 22,” IANS, March 16, 2016:

Abuja, March 16 (IANS) At least 22 people were confirmed dead after two suicide attacks on Wednesday targeted a mosque in Umarari village of Nigeria’s northeastern state of Borno, a spokesman of the Nigerian army said.

In a statement, Col. Sani Usman said one of the attacks took place inside the local mosque, while the second blast occurred a few minutes later, about 50 metres away, Xinhua reported.

Two female suicide bombers perpetrated the attacks, he added.

Earlier, local authorities who confirmed the incident said 21 people sustained various degrees of injury in the attack….

One of the suicide bombers sneaked into the mosque during early morning prayer, according to Alhaji Dambatta, leader of the civilian joint task force, who coordinated rescue operation after the incident.

Terror group Boko Haram was suspected to be responsible for the attacks. The group, which has spread its tentacles to Cameroon, Chad and Niger, has kidnapped thousands of people and killed more since 2009.

Early this year, the Nigerian government said it has “technically defeated” Boko Haram, but the unrelenting group has continued to carry out more attacks.

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  1. Zeke Zick says

    Mar 16, 2016 at 1:39 pm

    Is there anything/anybody these animals won’t blow up?

  2. Islam_Macht_Frei says

    Mar 16, 2016 at 1:49 pm

    I think it was Noni Darwish who said that Muslims have come to accept violence and terror like the rest of us accept accidents and bad weather – as inevitable and unavoidable, so you just shrug your shoulders and hope it doesn’t happen to you.

    • mortimer says

      Mar 16, 2016 at 4:19 pm

      What a totally fatalistic and depressing point of view, leading to futility and backwardness.

      Fatalism alone is a valid reason for saying Muslims are incompatible with Western civilization.

  3. mccode says

    Mar 16, 2016 at 1:50 pm

    Muslims killing Muslims because they don’t believe in Allah the “correct” way.

    Brilliant.

  4. Charli Main says

    Mar 16, 2016 at 2:04 pm

    “Early this year, the Nigerian government said it has “technically defeated” Boko Haram”

    Yes, I have ” technically ” won a zillion on the lottery every time a buy a ticket.

  5. Champ says

    Mar 16, 2016 at 2:34 pm

    Perfect picture–since islam brings nothing but *hell* on earth.

  6. gravenimage says

    Mar 16, 2016 at 5:37 pm

    Nigeria: Islamic State murders 22 in jihad suicide bombings at mosque
    ……………………………

    As noted, this Mosque was likely targeted because they didn’t accept Boko Haram’s authority. This does not, of course, mean that these Muslims actually oppose violent Jihad–just that they disagree on who should wield power.

    It is also possible that they are other-sect Muslims–Shi’ites make up a little under 5% of the Muslim population. Sunnis in general, and especially those associated with the Islamic State, have violently targeted Shia before.

    But since authorities just referred to this as the “local Mosque”, the former is more likely.

    More:

    Two female suicide bombers perpetrated the attacks, he added.
    ……………………………

    Women are used, of course, to lull the victims into a false sense of security, since Muslimahs tend to be somewhat less violent than their male counterparts.

    But Boko Haram now does this on a regular basis–they are known for it more than any other Jihad terror group. As of early November, they had used 53 girl suicide bombers last year:

    “Boko Haram’s Horrifying Trend: Girls Used as Suicide Bombers”

    http://www.theroot.com/articles/politics/2015/11/boko_haram_s_horrifying_trend_girls_used_as_suicide_bombers.html

    The girls hide the bombs in their Burqas. Some of these girls may be the kidnap victims taken earlier–some have been turned over to Boko Haram by their own parents.

    God, I hate Islam.

  7. Angemon says

    Mar 16, 2016 at 6:17 pm

    Early this year, the Nigerian government said it has “technically defeated” Boko Haram

    Poor guys – they must have been conned into buying Obama’s playbook…

  8. Oliver says

    Mar 16, 2016 at 9:04 pm

    Being politically INCORRECT- better (in my opinion) that Muslims killed other Muslims, then innocent people.

    As Graven Image said-:As noted, this Mosque was likely targeted because they didn’t accept Boko Haram’s authority. This does not, of course, mean that these Muslims actually oppose violent Jihad–just that they disagree on who should wield power.

    I agree with Graven’s view.

  9. Mo says

    Mar 16, 2016 at 10:07 pm

    This cursed death cult brings nothing but oppression, misery, destruction and death anywhere it is practiced in the world – even to its own followers.

    I’ve got an idea! Let’s import followers of this ideology into our free nations, by the THOUSANDS! We’ll call it “cultural enrichment”. What do you say?

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