The Islamic State of West Africa Province (ISWAP) has reportedly attacked a Christian community in Adamawa State, setting the village ablaze amid renewed violence in Nigeria’s North-East.
A security analyst, Brant Philip, disclosed the incident on Thursday, citing a video released by the terrorist group showing the burning village.
According to Philip, ISWAP accompanied the footage with a statement declaring Christians in Nigeria as legitimate targets, claiming they could “spare their blood” by converting to Islam or paying a jizyah tax to the group.
“ISWAP 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 ‘spare their blood’ by converting to Islam or paying the jizyah tax to ISWAP,” Philip wrote on X.
The attack is believed to be a retaliatory response to recent joint airstrikes carried out by Nigerian and United States forces against a terrorist enclave in Sokoto State.
Five days earlier, United States President Donald Trump had confirmed that US forces conducted airstrikes targeting terrorist elements in Sokoto as part of ongoing counterterrorism operations.
