Deradicalization programs are an abysmal failure everywhere they have been implemented. From the Jihad Watch archives: 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 program UK: London jihadi stabbed man at deradicalization event, victim’s […]
Nigeria: Secular court upholds Islamic Court affirming Sharia blasphemy law not unconstitutional
Nigeria is roughly evenly divided between a Christian population that is primarily in the South, and a Muslim population that is mostly in the North. Meanwhile, a genocide against Christians in Nigeria continues to wipe out Christians in the country. This latest court decision enables the Sharia’s spread. A Nigerian court has ruled that Islamic […]
Nigerian soldier: “We consider them ‘Government Boys,’ you catch a Boko Haram, you get an order ‘don’t harm him’”
This certainly explains why the jihad in Nigeria has gone on for so many years, amid plenty of promises from the government but no effective action to stop it. “‘We Consider Boko Haram Terrorists As ‘Government Boys’ As Our Superiors Said Our Duty Is To Catch, Not Harm Them’ – Nigerian Soldier In North-East,” Sahara […]
Nigeria: Jihadis storm prison, free 600 inmates
300 have been recaptured or turned themselves in. Where are the others? Wherever they are, clearly the Nigerian government is largely powerless and/or indifferent in the face of jihad activity. “Nigeria: At least 600 inmates escape in Abuja jail break,” Africa News, July 6, 2022: At least 600 inmates have escaped in a jailbreak in […]
Nigeria: Man argues with Muslim cleric, Muslim mob burns him to death for blasphemy
Reuters doesn’t mention that Ahmad Usman was accused of blasphemy, but it has been widely reported elsewhere. Reuters, of course, has to follow the establishment narrative. “Nigerian man burned to death after argument with Muslim cleric,” Reuters, June 5, 2022: ABUJA (REUTERS) – A Nigerian man was burned to death by a mob in the […]
Nigeria: Muslims murder 14 farmers, 30,000 murdered in the region in the past decade
The slaughter of innocent people by jihadists in Africa, including the ongoing genocide against Christians, continues to be virtually ignored. “The violence, which has killed more than 30,000 people, has spread to neighboring Niger, Chad and Cameroon,” while “3 million people have been displaced in more than a decade of terrorist activities by Boko Haram.” […]
Nigeria: Muslims “asked him to deny Christ and when he refused they cut off his right hand”
“Around ten I had a call that they have killed my dad. They asked him to deny Christ and when he refused they cut off his right hand. Then he refused [again], they cut to the elbow. In which he refused, before they shot him in the forehead, the neck, and chest.” Clearly the Nigerian […]
Nigeria: Death toll of Fulani jihad massacre doubles to over 130
The death toll from an attack last week by gunmen in northwestern Nigeria has doubled to more than 130. The “‘Fulani ethnic group’ appeared to have been a deliberate plan to wipe out certain communities.” Those “certain communities” are the Christian victims of the so-called “Fulani ethnic group,” often referred to as “Fulani herdsmen.” Governor […]
Nigeria: In meeting with President, Christian leaders say military is complicit in jihad attacks on Christians
This is likely to be true, as Muslim soldiers who share the ideology of the jihad attackers will be, at very least, reluctant to move against them, and perhaps eager to share in their jihad. “In Meeting with President, Pastors in Nigeria Say Military Complicit in Attacks on Christians,” Morning Star News, November 28, 2018: […]