{"id":3879,"date":"2026-01-02T07:55:14","date_gmt":"2026-01-02T07:55:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.securityfocus.ng\/?p=3879"},"modified":"2026-01-02T07:55:14","modified_gmt":"2026-01-02T07:55:14","slug":"iswap-burns-down-christian-village-in-adamawa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.securityfocus.ng\/index.php\/2026\/01\/02\/iswap-burns-down-christian-village-in-adamawa\/","title":{"rendered":"ISWAP burns down Christian village in Adamawa"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Islamic State of West Africa Province, ISWAP, has continued to wreak havoc on Christian communities in the Northeast, Nigeria.<br \/><br \/>This comes as ISWAP burned down a Christian village in Adamawa State.<br \/><br \/>A security expert, Brant Philip, disclosed this on Thursday in a viral video released by the terrorists.<br \/><br \/><br \/>\u201cISWAP released an image of one of the Christian villages in Adamawa State burning, alongside a statement saying that all Christians in Nigeria are legitimate targets, and they have an opportunity to \u201cspare their blood\u201d by converting to Islam or paying the jizyah tax to ISWAP,\u201d Brant Philip wrote on X.<br \/><br \/>The move is perceived as retaliation for recent joint airstrikes by the Nigerian and United States military against a terrorist enclave in Sokoto, Nigeria.<br \/><br \/>Recall that five days ago, United States President Donald Trump announced that the US military launched airstrikes against terrorists in Sokoto State.<\/p>\r\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Islamic State of West Africa Province, ISWAP, has continued to wreak havoc on Christian communities in the Northeast, Nigeria. This comes as ISWAP burned down a Christian village in Adamawa State. 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