Posted on 12/06/2022 12:37:23 PM PST by nickcarraway
Gunmen abducted 19 Muslim worshippers after attacking a mosque in the restive northwest of Nigeria, police said Sunday.
The attackers stormed the mosque in Maigamji village, in Katsina state, during evening prayers Saturday and carried out the kidnappings after shooting and wounding the imam and another worshipper, said local police spokesman Gambo Isah.
"Our men mobilized and went after the bandits and succeeded in rescuing six of the worshippers from their abductors, while efforts are underway to free the remaining 13," he added.
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De Izraelites!
As I opened FR I was distracted by the Mrs. and read this as “German,” rather than, “gunmen”. I’m appropriately ashamed…
I’m confused. These Bandits are in alliance with some Muslims. But the Bandits aren’t Muslim themselves? But they are attacking Muslims? Presumably not the Muslims they are allied with?
So this is Bandits allied with Muslim violence on Muslims?
Or is it Muslim Bandits violence on Muslims?
Danny you are confused because the leftist press is still working out how best to spin it. No MAGA hats were found, the attackers were unlikely to be white, and if they cannot pin it on some Christians, they will have to fall back on the “no known motive” gambit.
Wrong kind of Muslims?
Or are the Christian’s and animists fighting back?
One aspect of the violence in Nigeria is that it is basically an extension of generations of nomadic herdsmen vs. farmers conflict. The nomads are Muslim and often target Christians, but there are Muslim farmers and townspeople who get into their crosshairs too since its more than just a simple matter of religion. I expect something like that is going on here.
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