Islam-Inspired Killings in Nigeria 3rd Quarter (July - September) 2026 and related issues

 

Islam-Inspired Killings in Nigeria 3rd Quarter (July - September) 2026 and related issues

To our cherished co-pilgrims in the journey of Faith, we say Happy new month, and welcome to the last quarter of the year.  Also, to fellow Nigerians, we say “Happy 66^th Independence anniversary”.

At the beginning of a new quarter, we attend to our rather unpleasant but sacrosanct duty of itemizing for the world to see the unending savagery directed at our (largely Christian) compatriots in the hand of those claiming inspiration from the Islamic faith.  While individual views on intensity may differ across a broad spectrum, it is generally understood that Islam holds “Jihad against the Infidels” as a religious obligation.  And same applies in the related issue of “Sharia”.  Church Arise! has observed that these twin issues are the bond melding together ordinarily reasonable pious Moslems and rabid murderous Islamists.

Now, many who had feverishly awaited October 1 2026 as the date the President will broach the subject of a drastic re-tooling of Nigeria via Regionalization (akin to the 1963 Republican constitution) must have been grossly disappointed by the speech delivered by PBAT this morning. Not only was there no mention of restructuring of Nigeria, mum was the word even on the dire security challenges and relentless dehumanization ongoing in several parts of the country. 

Although the President was careful to explain that his vision of the coming “shared and widespread prosperity” is beyond “merely…a larger economy, abstract numbers or better statistics” but is to be evaluated specifically in terms of “a Nigeria in which the farmer can cultivate his land safely…,” no new mechanism or initiative to achieve this was described.  God forbid that the situation remains “Business as Usual”!

Intricately linked with “safe farming” is solid mineral exploitation.  It is an open secret that, often the sponsors and defenders of the Sharia-driven Jihadists are people extracting mind-boggling amount of solid minerals from the land, illegally.  Thank God for the Deal reportedly made with Trump’s America in this regard, which hopefully should at least checkmate the Chinese’ rascally running roughshod on our resources; and their brutally fueling insecurity using the abundantly available local “useful idiots”.

Of course, the roots of all these, go back to the satanic new age players who desperately pull whatever strings are required in their ultimate goal of ushering in the antichrist.  Please see details of these in our book- Surely I come quickly. Free download available on our website, https://churcharise.org).

As usual this compilation of Islam-inspired attacks is drawn from the global report dutifully provided on The Religion of Peace (TROP) website.  After 25 years of dutiful selfless service to the Body of Christ, Glen Roberts, the founder of TROP has retired from this particular activity, relinquishing it (at a symbolic price of $1) to a worthy successor, the Center for the Study of Political Islam International (CSPII).  Check the details of this glorious and heartwarming kingdom interaction here.  Church Arise! testifies to the incredible devotion Glen Roberts attached to this work, which he did totally incognito.  We were pleasantly surprised to receive a prompt personal response to a technical issue we had on the TROP website in April earlier this year.  We wish him happy “retirement,” and the grace to see the fruits of his labour come to maturity to the glory of God.

In the meantime, we hope the following compilation will spur the reader to more prayer and commitments to prioritizing Kingdom issues.

And whatever happens, we urge all to keep in mind the words of the beloved Apostle: “I reckon that the sufferings of the present time are not worthy to compared with the glory that shall be revealed in us” (Rom 8:18). And that while the present awful challenges are only transient and passing, the glory that is coming will last for absolute ETERNITY – a.k.a “for ever and ever!”(2 Cor 4:17)

Shalom.

Joshua

Ile-Ife, 1^st October, 2026

 

 

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Date	City	Killed	Injured	Description
27-Sep-26		18	0	ISWAP Claims Killing 18 In Five Operations In Nigeria
26-Sep-26	Jos			Imminent armed assault threat against Plateau State communities
21-Sep-26	Plateau	10		Gunmen killed a pastor and nine others in Plateau State.
21-Sep-26	Plateau State	18	9	Fulani militia attacked Christian villages and security forces during a curfew.
19-Sep-26	Jos	8	3	Coordinated shootings against Christian villages south of Jos
19-Sep-26	Barkin Ladi			Planned militant attacks on Christians, markets, churches, and roads.
16-Sep-26		8		ISWAP claimed four attacks killing eight people
13-Sep-26	Oorelope			Suspected Boko Haram fighters attacked a joint security base and fled
11-Sep-26	Sokoto	1	1	Man stabbed an Islamic cleric after Friday prayer at a mosque.
9-Sep-26	Kajuru	1		Gunmen raided a Christian home, killing a husband and terrorizing his family.
7-Sep-26	Nzangula village	12	2	12 killed by Jihadi terrorists in Adamawa, one lady was abducted. EYN Church and three houses were burned, and two shops were vandalised.
31-Aug-26	Kaduna	9	1	Attack on Christian community with shooting and multiple fatalities
31-Aug-26		7	4	Highway ambushes, kidnappings, and IED attacks across northern Nigeria
29-Aug-26	Lassa		6	Boko Haram raided Lassa, looted shops, burned property
28-Aug-26	Jos	1		Pastor abducted and stabbed to death by armed attackers
28-Aug-26				Abduction of Friday mosque worshippers in Niger State
28-Aug-26	Kaura Namoda / Tsafe / Tambuwal		2	Terrorists attempted abductions and attacked civilians; troops repelled them.
27-Aug-26				Attacks on mosques with many bodies reportedly recovered
24-Aug-26	Maiduguri			Armed group abducted hundreds from a mosque.
23-Aug-26				Armed men kidnapped worshippers from a mosque
22-Aug-26	Dekara			Gunmen abducted mosque worshippers during weekly prayers in Dekara.
22-Aug-26	Borgu			Gunmen abducted mosque worshippers after Friday prayers in Niger State.
21-Aug-26	Dekara District			Gunmen abducted mosque worshippers during Friday prayers.
20-Aug-26	Plateau State	27		Night raids on Christian villages killed at least 27 people.
18-Aug-26	Sokoto State	5		Coordinated overnight jihadist raids on three communities
17-Aug-26	Hong	8		Boko Haram raided Christian villages, killing civilians and burning homes.
17-Aug-26	Ungushi	28		Gunmen opened fire on civilians in Ungushi community
16-Aug-26	Ungushi	32		Armed group attacked village, killing 32 including a mosque imam
16-Aug-26	Mangu	30		Armed militants killed Christians and burned homes and churches
16-Aug-26	Ukum	10	30	Fulani militants attacked Christian villages with guns and machetes
14-Aug-26	Kebbe	4		Militants overran base, then attacked market and hospital
10-Aug-26	Sakaba	11	2	ISIS-linked fighters attacked a security camp in a two-hour firefight.
10-Aug-26		17	21	Week of militant attacks, kidnappings, and Boko Haram assaults across Nigeria
10-Aug-26	Gajiram			Suspected Boko Haram or ISWAP attack on a military base
6-Aug-26	Bitta	6	0	Six local soldiers are ambushed and killed by Boko Haram.
4-Aug-26	Girkau	4	4	An elderly man is among four killed by Lakurawa extremists.
3-Aug-26		44		Wave of Islamist and bandit attacks killed dozens across northern Nigeria
3-Aug-26	Abaushwa	4	0	Jihadists stage a midnight attack on a non-Muslim village, killing four residents.
3-Aug-26	Abaushwa village	4	12	Fulani militants attacked Christian villagers with guns and machetes
3-Aug-26	Mangu	1	1	A woman collecting firewood are murdered by Muslim extremists.
2-Aug-26	Enugu	30		Militants attacked Christians, killed 30, murdered a priest, abducted worshippers
2-Aug-26	Affa			Gunmen abducted worshippers during Mass at a Catholic church.
28-Jul-26	Otukpo	15	30	Fulani chanting "Allah Akbar" machine-gun more than a dozen defenseless villagers.
27-Jul-26	Abaji	1	0	A Christian is murdered on her farm by Muslim gunmen.
27-Jul-26	Ipom	1	0	At least one person is killed by militant Muslims.
26-Jul-26	Naridon, Kaduna	30	4	Muslim terrorists massacre thirty villagers, including eight children.
25-Jul-26	Agadagba	2	3	A mother is among two villagers killed by Muslim radicals.
24-Jul-26	Elulu	1	0	A young man on a motorcycle is murdered by Muslim militants.
24-Jul-26	Sankera	1	3	Muslim terrorists murder a man with a machete in an attack that leaves his wife badly injured.
21-Jul-26	Gujba	2	0	Two local soldiers are killed during an ISWAP attack.
19-Jul-26	Monguno	3	2	Three students are killed during a mass kidnapping attempt by ISWAP.
14-Jul-26	Otukpo	1	0	Muslim radicals invade a farming community and shoot one resident to death.
12-Jul-26	Nobi, Otukpo	16	0	Sixteen people are massacred in the middle of the night by Muslim terrorists.
11-Jul-26	Riyon	9	1	A 2-month-old baby is among nine family members slaughtered by Fulani militia.
10-Jul-26	Akpachi	2	0	Two farmers are murdered by Muslim gunmen.
10-Jul-26	Maiduguri	3	0	A new bride is among three left dead following a Boko Haram assault.
9-Jul-26	Jos	3	0	Muslim militia murder three civilians.
8-Jul-26	Torok	2	0	Two residents are murdered by Muslim militants.
8-Jul-26	Butura Gida	1	0	Muslim radicals shoot a farmer to death.
7-Jul-26	Logomani	1	0	One person is left dead after a Boko Haram raid on a health clinic and school.
4-Jul-26	Rinyan	1	1	Fulani militia shoot a female farmer to death.
4-Jul-26	Sabon Layi	3	0	Three young adults are brutally murdered by Muslim terrorists.
2-Jul-26	Mairari	2	0	Two are left dead following an ISWAP attack.
2-Jul-26	Borno	40	0	Forty Nigerians are reported dead following ISWAP attacks on four locations.
2-Jul-26	Anyiase	4	10	Muslim militants open fire on farmers in their field, bringing down four.
1-Jul-26	Tegina	42	0	Forty-two victims are massacred by Muslim militia, including fifteen burnt alive.
1-Jul-26	Mbajir	10	15	Muslim militants murder ten villagers.
		554	167

 Sixty-seven (67) terror incidents were captured in the 3^rd quarter of 2026 by TROP.  It led to five hundred and fifty-four (554) people murdered, while one hundred and sixty-seven (167) others are living with their trauma and injuries.  Last quarter, we lamented the 6.25 fatality:case ratio of the terror incidents compared with the global figure of 4.47.  The fatality:case ratio for the 3^rd quarter soared even more, to 8.27!