You would hear about this all over the establishment media if the roles were reversed, which they would not be and should not be. But you will likely hear about this only here.
“ISWAP Terrorists Kill 12 Christians in Borno State, Nigeria,” Morning Star News, December 21, 2021:
ABUJA, Nigeria (Morning Star News) – Terrorists with the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) on Sunday (Dec. 19) killed 12 Christians in an attack in Borno state, northeastern Nigeria, sources said.
The Islamic extremist militants attacked the predominantly Christian village of Kilangal, Askira-Uba County, in the afternoon, shortly after residents were leaving church worship services, area residents told Morning Star News by text message.
Dauda Sabo, spokesman for the Askira-Uba Local Government Council, confirmed the attack in a statement on Monday (Dec. 20), saying ISWAP militants killed 12 people and wounded three others, along with burning down nine houses.
“The [Askira-Uba Local Government] Council officials visited the grave where the 12 people killed were buried,” Sabo said. “They condemned the attack and described it as gruesome, sad and inhumane.”
The terrorists also were reported to have looted shops.
Sources said the assailants faced no resistance. Area resident Abdul Balte said those killed were Christians.
“The attacks were carried out by these armed terrorists without resistance from military in the area,” Balte said. “Christians who survived have been forced to flee the village.”
The Abubakar Shekau-led faction of Boko Haram in 2015 formally aligned with the Islamic State and changed its name to Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP), and many Nigerians still refer to the Shekau-led faction of ISWAP by its original name, Boko Haram. Another area resident, Yakubu Joshua, said this was not the first attack on the area.
“These persistent attacks on our villages by Boko Haram have left us in perpetual penury and the loss of our people,” Joshua said. “I pray the Lord hears our prayers and heals our land.”
Area resident Markus Njidda described the attacks as savage.
“This attack marks the sad misfortune Christians in the northeast are made to face by Boko Haram terrorists,” Njidda said. “These attacks are savagely carried out against Christians.”…
The Islamic State recognizes the ISWAP faction that broke away from Shekau in 2016 as its cell in the region, according to the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF)….
Nigeria was the country with the most Christians killed for their faith last year (November 2019-October 2020), at 3,530, up from 1,350 in 2019, according to Christian support organization Open Doors’ 2021 World Watch List. In overall violence, Nigeria was second only to Pakistan, and it trailed only China in the number of churches attacked or closed, 270, according to the list.
Nigeria led the world in number of kidnapped Christians last year with 990, according to the WWL report. In the 2021 World Watch List of the countries where it is most difficult to be a Christian, Nigeria broke into the top 10 for the first time, jumping to No. 9 from No. 12 the previous year.
Michael Copeland says
The US recently removed Nigeria from the list of “Countries of Particular Concern” (CPC). for religious persecution.
That was a mistake.
gravenimage says
Yes–absolute insanity. They haven’t gotten any better.
somehistory says
It is the desire of mozlums to wipe out Christianity. Jesus said that His followers would be hated and would be “killed” for their faith in Him. He even said some would do this murdering out of the mistaken idea that they were pleasing God.
nigeria…land of slaughter of Christians by mozlums. And the “world” that hates Christians as Jesus warned, “The world hates you on account of my Name.” is happy to ignore the slaughter.
roberta says
Who pays these jihadist. They are not pulling money out of their ears to afford the bombs, bullets, guns, men, and all else that goes into a slaughter.
Where does the money trail lead? Anyone know?
gravenimage says
Zakat–Islamic “charity”–largely goes to funding violent Jihad. Muslims are caught all the time sending money to Jihad terrorists.
roberta says
So is this Zakat charity funded by mosque all over the world or by private donations? Any idea?
gravenimage says
Roberta, Musims are supposed to pay 2.5% of their income towards Zakat–in the West some do more, some less, since this is not government mandated under Shari’ah here. Mosques often serve as centers for gathering and distributing Zakat, so both.
gravenimage says
Nigeria: Muslims murder twelve Christians in jihad massacre as they were leaving worship services in church
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There poor Christians. More Muslim genocide against Christians in Africa–and few in the West even know about this.
Rafael says
Nigeria could be one of the worst countries for Christians to live in, but at least, nearly half of the population are Christians, and it would be easy to be in solidiarity among persecuted Christians. As for other parts of the dar-al-Islam, there are not even 1% Christians among some of them, for example Turkey and Yemen, which were predominantly Christians before Islamic conquests. Christian converts in these countries must live alone, and it’s nearly impossible to find a Christian who would support them both spiritually and materically, and encourage them to continue to believe.
gravenimage says
Of course, Jihadists are trying to murder as many Christians as they can until they submit to Islam.
OLD GUY says
Islamophobia in action. but don’t say anything you might hurt these murders and supporters feelings.
Walter Sieruk says
The violent and vicious Muslims who are jihadists in their murderous persecution of Christians aren’t really going to get away with their destruction of Christians. As the apostle Paul had written each individual Christian is actually, in the View of God, a temple of God. For to Christians, it is written in the Bible “Don’t you know that that you yourselves are God’s temple and that God’s Spirit dwells in your midst? If anyone destroys God’s Temple, God will destroy that person; for God’s temple is sacred, and you together are that temple.” First Corinthians 3:16,17. [N.I.V.] As in “A man reaps what he sows.” Galatians 6:7.