The Islamic State West Africa
Province (ISWAP) have reportedly executed 11 captives, most of whom are
Christians.
Ahmad Salkida, a journalist
renowned for his monitoring of terrorism activities, reported the killings on
Thursday.
The
victims had appealed to President Muhammadu Buhari and the leadership of the
Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) to rescue them.
Salkida wrote: “The terrorist
group claimed that they spared the lives of two persons that appeared in the
earlier video, but did not give their names.
“However, a careful assessment of
the video revealed that Suwaiba Kashimu from Nasarawa state, and one other
male, were apparently not amongst those killed on Christmas.
“If this is the case, not all 11
of the victims are Christians as claimed by the group, there were three Muslims
and 10 Christians that appeared in the capture video on the 17th December.
“ISWAP, however gave two reasons
for the executions, “we killed them as a revenge for the killings of our
leaders, including Abu bakr al-Baghdadi and Abul-Hasan Al-Muhajir in Iraq and
Syria,” said a member of the group’s media unit.
“The decision to execute the
captives was rather swift, abrupt and shocking. ISWAP had reportedly opened a
window of negotiations ostensibly to exchange the freedom of the captives with
those of its members in government custody but the Nigerian government failed
to take the offer.”
Last Sunday, Boko Haram, at
Burimari village between Monguno and Gajiram, mounted a road block where they
killed and kidnapped some civilians.
A similar attack occurred at the
Babbangida-Gashua-Damaturu axis when suspected fighters of the Islamic State in
West Africa Province (ISWAP) attempted to infiltrate Damaturu, Yobe.
In reaction, UN Secretary-General
António Guterres on Tuesday expressed solidarity with the Federal government
and Nigerians over lastest killings and abductions.
The video below shows the victims
as they begged for their lives earlier in the month.
VIDEO:
Click to signup for FREE news updates, latest information and hottest gists everydayEXCLUSIVE: TWO LECTURERS, OTHERS SPEAK FROM ISWAP CAPTIVITY. | Ahmad Salkidahttps://t.co/VN0NTBo9PM pic.twitter.com/3AGrRSSfi3— Ahmad Salkida (@A_Salkida) December 14, 2019
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