“Fight against those do not believe in Allah or the last day, and do not forbid what Allah and his messenger have forbidden, and do not follow the religion of truth, even if they are among the people of the book, until they pay the jizya with willing submission and feel themselves subdued.” (Qur’an 9:29) […]
Nigeria: Muslims storm mass mourning priest jihadis previously murdered, abduct 56 Christians
Islamic jihadis burned Fr. Isaac Achi to death in January. The taking of hostages is for money-making purposes. “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 […]
Nigeria: Muslims attack Catholic church, burn a priest to death
There is no identifying information as to the attackers in the report below, but my contacts in Nigeria inform me that in this case yet again they were Fulani herdsmen, that is, Islamic jihadis who are terrorizing the Christians of the land in efforts to establish an Islamic caliphate in West Africa. “BREAKING: Terrorists Burn […]
Nigeria: Muslims storm military checkpoint and open fire, killing several soldiers
Here again we see that jihadis are operating in Nigeria with impunity. The government either doesn’t want to stop them or cannot do so. There is increasing suspicion that it doesn’t want to do so. “Terrorists kill soldiers at checkpoint near Zuma rock,” by Wale Odunsi, Daily Post, July 28, 2022: Terrorists attacked a military […]
Nigeria: Muslims raid town, find it largely empty, tear down houses and set fire to 80-year-old man
Niger State is the largest state in Nigeria. “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, and others beside them whom you do not know.” (Qur’an 8:60) “Terrorists set octogenarian ablaze in Niger,” by Justina […]
Nigeria: Muslims abduct 22 girls ages 15-17, say they’re going to force the girls to marry them
The Qur’an teaches that Infidel women can be lawfully taken for sexual use (cf. its allowance for a man to take “captives of the right hand,” 4:3, 4:24, 23:1-6, 33:50, 70:30). Boko Haram considers those who oppose it, even if they are Muslim, to be Infidels. Hence their women can be taken. “Suspected Boko Haram […]
Nigeria: Boko Haram imposes Sharia in Niger state, tells Muslims & Christians that 12-year-old girls must be married
Child marriage has abundant attestation in Islamic tradition and law. Turkey’s directorate of religious affairs (Diyanet) said in January 2018 that under Islamic law, girls as young as nine can marry. “Islam has no age barrier in marriage and Muslims have no apology for those who refuse to accept this” — Ishaq Akintola, professor of Islamic Eschatology and […]
Nigeria: Muslims murder Christian physician and 17 other Christians
“In 2015, Muhammadu Buhari, a Fulani, was elected president of Nigeria. He has done virtually nothing to address the behavior of his fellow tribesmen in the Middle Belt and in the south of the country.” Meanwhile, the worldwide “human rights community” says little and does nothing, because the persecution of Christians in Nigeria doesn’t fit […]
Nigeria: Muslims screaming ‘Allahu akbar’ kidnap hundreds of schoolboys, shoot one student dead
Hostage-taking is sanctioned in Islamic law and subject to particular rules: “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 […]
Nigeria: Muslim leader says “O Kuffar, you have time to repent to Allah before Allah punishes you with our hands”
The Qur’an explicitly says that Allah will punish people by the hands of the believers: “Fight them; Allah will punish them by your hands and will disgrace them and give you victory over them and satisfy the breasts of a believing people, and remove the fury in the believers’ hearts.” (9:14-15) But just close your […]