My contact in Nigeria informs me that the “bandits” are Islamic jihadis, but the clampdown on the press reported below prevents this from being reported forthrightly.
Meanwhile, note the charges of wanton killing of civilians, which are actually credible here, as opposed to in Gaza. But no Jews are involved, so the establishment media is uninterested.
“Bandits Killed Over 750 Civilians, Abducted 45 From Nigerian Schools In 2023 – Report,” Sahara Reporters, December 9, 2023:
According to a report by Policy and Legal Advocacy Centre (PLAC) the year which opened with reports of attacks on unarmed civilians by insurgents and other non-state actors on one hand, and the security forces on another is also ending the same way.
At least 750 persons have been killed by bandits, terrorists and other non-state actors, while no less than 45 persons were abducted from various educational institutions in the country in 2023.
According to a report by Policy and Legal Advocacy Centre (PLAC) the year which opened with reports of attacks on unarmed civilians by insurgents and other non-state actors on one hand, and the security forces on another is also ending the same way.
The 2023 human rights report was issued on Friday in Abuja by PLAC’s Executive Director, Clement Nwankwo at an event to commemorate the 75th Anniversary of Human Rights Day themed “Freedom, Equality and Justice for All.”
Nwankwo said it was against the backdrop of ravaging insecurity, arbitrariness exhibited by state institutions and deepening levels of poverty that the status of human rights protection in the year 2023 was examined.
He regretted that life in general had remained insecure in most parts of the country, even as soldiers were deployed in virtually all of Nigeria’s 36 States.
According to him, the levels of impunity and breakdown of the institutions of governance pose major threats to Nigeria’s democracy, lamenting a growing encroachments on the fundamental right of freedom of speech and expression, with public officials and institutions showing increasing intolerance, Guardian reports.
“The year opened with reports of attacks on unarmed civilians by insurgents and other non-state actors on one hand, and the security forces on another.
“It is also ending the same way. In one incident, about 120 persons, including women and children were killed in Kaduna in a mistaken air strike on the 3rd of December, leaving over 80 other persons injured.
“There are also many reports of extra-judicial killings by security forces. Other security threats from non-state actors have persisted, and in some cases taken a turn for the worse.”
The director noted that the report also observed the infringement of the freedom of expression and of the press that took the form of high-handed clampdown on the broadcast media by the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) through arbitral imposition of fines for alleged infractions of the Nigeria Broadcasting Code….
Tony Rice says
And this in a Commonwealth country, why is the Head of, doing nothing ?
gravenimage says
Britain has little influence in Nigeria. The president of Nigeria is Muslim, and has little interest in opposing Jihad terror.
Britain doesn’t have much influence in Pakistan or Bangladesh, either.
Elizabeth says
RE: But no Jews are involved, so the establishment media is uninterested. (2nd paragraph above)
What a vile statement. It falsely implies that:
a) …the Media has been a staunch and ongoing defender of Jews. “Mainstream media” has zero history of doing so. It has been mostly and historically silent on this issue. Only recently has the Media been dragged kicking and screaming to lightly acknowledge what occurred on October 7th.
b)…the Media has a history of following and informing us of Jihad in Africa and elsewhere. It does not. We never hear even faint mention of it going on. So lack of coverage is not because Jews were not involved. It’s because Establishment Media does not cover this.
What a vile statement. It is rife with nastiness and fake outrage. I expected better.
The Media is
somehistory says
The media can’t blame the Jews, because Jews are not killing anyone in Africa; not even in self-defense, or to root out the terrorists.
Therefore, they are not interested in reporting on the on-going slaughter because all of it is being done by mozlums.
If the mozlums in nigeria were killing mainly Jews, and the Jews were fighting back as in Israel, then there would be more reporting….because they could be calling for the Jews to cease fighting.
gravenimage says
Elizabeth–with respect–you have misread this statement and its meaning. Robert Spencer is *not* saying that the MSM is a defender of Jews–just the opposite. He is saying that since Jews cannot possibly be blamed for this, so there is little coverage.
Then, Spencer notes all the time that the issue of Jihad terror–including genocide of Infidels in Africa, is seldom covered in the press. Just look back hrough articles in the archives and you will see this. Here is just one story that notes this ugly phenomenon in its headline:
Nigeria: Muslims kill 6 in machete attacks on Christian villages; the Associated Press tells us “6 dead in religion-torn central Nigerian region”
https://www.jihadwatch.org/2011/01/nigeria-six-killed-in-muslim-machete-attacks-on-christian-villages-the-associated-press-tells-us-6-d
But there are scores of articles here that note this appalling phenomenon, including many by Robert Spencer himself.
gravenimage says
Spot on, Somehistory.
libertyORdeath says
The attempted genocide of African Christians marches on without anyone in the West noticing.
Except jihadwatch.org, of course. And a few small, but interesting bloggers…
https://open.substack.com/pub/johnfromjamestowne/p/jihad-journal-weekend-edition-129?r=288rw5&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web
somehistory says
Because the “world hates” the followers of Christ. Jesus said it would be and so it is.
The “world” hated Jesus, still hates Him, and “hates” Christians on “account of His Name.”
mozlums hate Christians and have been slaughtering them in Africa for so many years, it’s as if it has been happening forever. It’s a real *genocide* based on the fact that mozlums hate. Just as hamas, hezbollah, iran, houthis, turkey etc. want to eliminate the Jews, mozlums in Africa are doing the same to Christians.
Venomous snakes, just like their father, and doing their father’s desires.
gravenimage says
Nigeria: Islamic jihadis killed over 750 civilians, abducted 45 from schools in 2023
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And yet few in the West have even heard of this genocide.
James Lincoln says
And crickets from BLM, gravenimage.