Boko Haram is the same as Hamas. It holds the same beliefs and the same overall goals. Yet while Western non-Muslims are happy to demonstrate for Hamas, they haven’t yet begun to demonstrate for Boko Haram. “As for the captives, the amir [ruler] has the choice of taking the most beneficial action of four possibilities: […]
Nigeria: Jihadis attack town, burn six people to death after Islamic evening prayers, injure four others
The reference to Islamic evening prayers suggests that the victims were Muslims. It could also mean that Boko Haram emerged from the prayers and began to kill. If the first possibility is true, the Qur’an forbids Muslims to kill other Muslims (4:92), but the Boko Haram jihadis may have considered their victims hypocrites or apostates […]
Nigeria: Muslims murder 14 Christians including pastor, burn down church and many houses and cars
On their way to a caliphate in West Africa. “BREAKING: Boko Haram Terrorists Attack Yobe Community, Kill Pastor, 13 Others; Burn Church, Houses, Cars,” Sahara Reporters, January 5, 2024: The Islamic State-backed faction of Boko Haram, the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP), formerly known as Jamā’at Ahl as-Sunnah lid-Da’wah wa’l-Jihād, has attacked Kwari, a […]
Nigeria: Muslims behead eleven loggers in jihad attack on remote village
“When you meet the unbelievers, strike the necks…” (Qur’an 47:4) “Boko Haram Terrorists Behead 11 Loggers In Fresh Attack On Borno State,” Sahara Reporters, November 28, 2023: The incident occurred on Monday near Bale, a remote village in Damboa Local Government Area of the state. Suspected Boko Haram terrorists have reportedly beheaded 11 loggers in […]
Cameroon: Jihadis ambush two motorcyclists, murder them, abscond with their motorcycles
“Make ready for them all that you can of force and of warhorses, so that by them you may strike terror in the enemy of Allah and your enemy…” (Qur’an 8:60) “3 killed in Boko Haram raids in Cameroon,” Xinhua, November 22, 2023 (thanks to The Religion of Peace): YAOUNDE, Nov. 22 (Xinhua) — At […]
Nigeria: Muslims murder 15 farmers, some by beheading
“When you meet the unbelievers, strike the necks…” (Qur’an 47:4) “Suspected Boko Haram kills 15 farmers in northeast Nigeria,” by Ahmed Kingimi, Reuters, November 6, 2023 (thanks to The Religion of Peace): MAIDUGURI, Nov 6 (Reuters) – At least 15 rice farmers were killed and several others feared abducted in Nigeria’s northeastern Borno state after […]
Nigeria: Muslims murder at least ten farmers, abduct nine others in Borno state
This article says that “security agents…could launch an immediate manhunt for them.” They could. Not that they will. Governments all over Africa seem either unable or unwilling to stop jihadist groups. In Nigeria, the evidence is mounting that they’re more unwilling than unable. “As for the captives, the amir [ruler] has the choice of taking […]
Nigeria: Jihadi kidnappings and murders of Christians escalate
“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 five people, abduct seven women
Why identify the perpetrators as “Muslims”? Because that is how they identify themselves, and because they were motivated to do this by Islamic texts and teachings. “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 […]
Nigeria: Islamic jihadis round up ten farmers as they were working in their fields and shoot them dead
“Make ready for them all that you can of force and of warhorses, so that by them you may strike terror in the enemy of Allah and your enemy…” (Qur’an 8:60) “Suspected Jihadists Kill 13 In Northeast Nigeria,” Agence France Presse, August 13, 2023 (thanks to The Religion of Peace): Suspected Boko Haram jihadists have […]