Ansaru terrorist group and its Salafi - Jihadist ideology, same with its franchisee JNIM. They will always demand that Sharia law be implemented forcefully. Watch out for the radical guys who are sympathetic to the same cause here on the TL. They are e-terrorists.
what’s funny about the responses to this by women is that men are expected to cut off and shame their friends who turn out to be rapists, but suddenly there’s more "nuance" to it when a woman keeps contact with the guy that raped her
It is important to understand that a univariate analysis might not be sufficient enough to explain the hypothetical scenario. Also take the numbers combination at face value
ISWAP acknowledging in its latest report that all is not well will tell you of the pressure they’re facing from the Nigerian military. It will also give you a hint on why banditry is running wild outside the usual theatres of operations. Unfortunately, it is in these moments of chaos the most evil happen. This is when the armed forces need the most social support it can get.
ISWAP announced through their unofficial media that all routes of "hijrah" meaning migration for foreign fighters to ISWAP are now closed due to "attacks of the American dogs and the apostates of Nigeria", and that the situation is too dangerous.
ISWAP announced through their unofficial media that all routes of "hijrah" meaning migration for foreign fighters to ISWAP are now closed due to "attacks of the American dogs and the apostates of Nigeria", and that the situation is too dangerous.
The guy who put a bounty on a pastors head for blasphemy is saying the north is framed for wrong doing😂 you can’t make these types of things up. Would think this is a joke.
Nineteen days.
That's how long dozens of children have remained in captivity while families wait, hope, and ask the same question every day.
Some are toddlers. Some left for school and never returned.
Every day in captivity is one day too many.
Where are they?
BREAKING:
OWO CHURCH ATTACK: COURT SENTENCES 4 TO DEATH BY HANGING, ONE DISCHARGED AND ACQUIITED
The Federal High Court in Abuja has sentenced four men to death by hanging for carrying out the deadly June 5, 2022 attack on Saint Francis Catholic Church in Owo, Ondo State where over 40 worshippers were killed.
These are four of the five defendants, who have been standing trial on a nine-count terrorism charge filed by the Department of State Services (DSS). They are Idris Abdulmalik Omeiza (25), Al Qasim Idris (20), Jamiu Abdulmalik (26), and Abdulhaleem Idris (25) while the fifth defendant Momoh Otuho Abubakar (47) was discharged and acquitted.
In his verdict, Justice Emeka Nwite convicted the four defendants on all nine counts of committing acts of terrorism in breach of the Terrorism (Prevention and Prohibition) Act citing crimes including membership of a proscribed terrorist group - Al-Shabab (an ISWAP affiliate), conspiracy to commit terrorist act, and kidnapping hostage-taking and for killing the over 40 worshippers.
Justice Nwite held that the prosecution had proved its case against the convicts beyond reasonable doubt. The judge however held that the prosecution failed to prove its case against the fifth defendant.
The prosecution linked the defendants to the Owo attack through witness identifications, phone tracking data, cell tower records, and confessional statements. The suspects, alleged to be members of the Al-Shabaab a terrorist group affiliated to ISWAP. The group operates mainly in Okene, Kogi State. The defendants pleaded not guilty when arraigned in August 2025.
The DSS called 11 witnesses with 23 documents tendered in evidence during its case. These included attack survivors (one of whom testified from a wheelchair after losing both legs and an eye), a Catholic priest who was conducting the Mass, church members, Amotekun security operatives, and DSS investigators with digital forensic expertise.
Several witnesses testified under protection with coded identities. A total of 23 documents were tendered in evidence by the DSS during the case.
The prosecution, led by counsel Ayodeji Adedipe, had urged the court to convict the defendants and impose the maximum punishment of death by firing squad or hanging, citing the gravity of the offence.
The defence presented its case, with most of the defendants taking the witness stand to testify in their defence.
A trial-within-a-trial was conducted over the admissibility of the defendants’ confessional statements, which the defence claimed were obtained under duress.
They claimed they were stripped them, subjected to beatings and torture including electric shocks to their stomach and genitals to force them to admit guilt to the Owo church attack. The DSS operatives allegedly said 'they must either confess or die.'
The four defendants alleged that they were also promised to pay them handsomely if they indicted the fifth defendant, Momoh Otuho Abubakar, as the operational leader of the deadly Owo Church attack.
Justice Emeka Nwite presided over the matter, which had previously faced several delays but progressed steadily in 2025 and 2026.
The Owo church attack remains one of the most heinous acts of terrorism in recent Nigerian history. No group officially claimed responsibility at the time, though suspicions initially pointed toward Islamic State-affiliated factions.