{"id":4111,"date":"2026-01-16T13:47:17","date_gmt":"2026-01-16T13:47:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.securityfocus.ng\/?p=4111"},"modified":"2026-01-16T13:47:17","modified_gmt":"2026-01-16T13:47:17","slug":"is-sahel-terrorists-execute-four-idol-worshippers-sorcerers-by-sword","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.securityfocus.ng\/index.php\/2026\/01\/16\/is-sahel-terrorists-execute-four-idol-worshippers-sorcerers-by-sword\/","title":{"rendered":"IS-Sahel terrorists execute four idol worshippers, sorcerers by sword"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Terrorist organisation, Islamic State Sahel, IS-Sahel, has executed four \u2018idol worshippers\u2019 and two sorcerers in northeast Burkina Faso.<br \/><br \/>The terrorist organisation, according to security expert in the Sahel region, Brant Philip, had earlier released an image of the execution of three JNIM fighters.<br \/><br \/>The image also contained the killing of two Burkinabe militiamen and one Nigerien militiaman.<br \/><br \/><br \/>According to Phillip, they were all killed together near Ley Seno, in northeast Burkina Faso.<br \/><br \/>\u201cIn the same area of northeast Burkina Faso, IS-Sahel also executed four \u2018idol worshippers\u2019 and two sorcerers,\u201d he said.<br \/><br \/>He quoted the terrorists as saying \u201cthat these last two were killed by sword, after their appearance in front of the IS-Sahel \u2018judiciary office\/court\u201d.<br \/><br \/>Meanwhile, suspected bandits attacked Kabe village in Borgu local government area of Niger State on Tuesday, killing an 85-year-old woman, Hajiya Amina Adamu, and stealing food items of residents of the area.<br \/><br \/>Also, residents of Turan District in Kwande Local Government Area of Benue State were once again thrown into grief after suspected armed herders carried out another deadly assault, resulting in the deaths of two farmers and the abandonment of several villages.<br \/><br \/>The latest violence was said to have taken place on Wednesday afternoon, starting from Imande Avur before extending to nearby Abande and Mbaikyor communities.<\/p>\r\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Terrorist organisation, Islamic State Sahel, IS-Sahel, has executed four \u2018idol worshippers\u2019 and two sorcerers in northeast Burkina Faso. The terrorist organisation, according to security expert in the Sahel region, Brant Philip, had earlier released an image of the execution of three JNIM fighters. 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