Please, I’m the area where they asked for a brief description of your intent, should I be specific, with the place I want to visit , say, Toronto, or I could just say I want to visit Canada ?
Rashduct4luv: Praise be to Allah! May the peace and blessings of Allah be on the noblest of mankind Muhammad ibn Abdullah and all those who follow him till the last day!
Today is Yawmul Jumu'ah (Friday), 21st of Jumada Athani 1447 Hijriyyah — corresponding to 12th December 2025.
What is Insurgency? Insurgency refers to an organized, armed rebellion against established authority, often involving violence, terror, and disruption of public order. It is a global challenge, affecting many countries, including developed nations where illegal arms trade and gun-running are prevalent.
Types of Insurgencies in Nigeria Nigeria faces a complex security crisis with various forms of insurgency and violent crime, including:
1. Armed Robbers – Individuals or groups attacking people, homes, and businesses with weapons. 2. Kidnappers – Abducting people for ransom or political leverage. 3. Fulani Herdsmen vs Farmers/Citizens – Communal clashes over land and resources, sometimes escalating into violence. 4. Bandits – Armed gangs attacking villages, highways, and markets for loot and ransom. 5. Thieves – Both petty thieves and corrupt officials stealing public resources. 6. Ethnic Insurgencies / Settlers vs Indigenes – Conflicts rooted in ethnicity, land disputes, and political marginalization. 7. Unknown Gunmen – Masked or unidentified armed groups targeting civilians and security forces. 8. Terrorists – Groups like Boko Haram, ISWAP, IPOB, using ideological violence and terror tactics.
The Islamic Legal Framework Against Insurgency and Terrorism The Qur’an explicitly addresses the punishment for those who wage war against Allah and His Messenger and spread corruption on earth:
"Indeed, the penalty for those who wage war against Allah and His Messenger and strive upon earth [to cause] corruption is none but that they be killed or crucified or that their hands and feet be cut off from opposite sides or that they be exiled from the land. That is for them a disgrace in this world; and for them in the Hereafter is a great punishment."(Qur'an 5:33)
This verse forms the foundation of Islamic criminal law regarding terrorism, banditry, and armed rebellion, known as ḥirābah — waging war against society.
The Historical Incident Behind Qur’an 5:33 Al-Bukhari and Muslim narrate a significant event involving a group from the tribe of ‘Ukl (or in some narrations, ‘Uraynah). These eight men came to the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ, embraced Islam, and pledged allegiance. However, the climate of Madinah did not suit them, and they fell ill.
The Prophet ﷺ advised them to go with his shepherd to drink the milk and urine of his camels — a traditional remedy at the time. After recovering, instead of gratitude, they betrayed the trust: they killed the shepherd, gouged out his eyes, and stole all the camels.
When the Prophet ﷺ learned of this treachery, he sent men to capture them. Upon capture, the Prophet ﷺ ordered their hands and feet to be cut off on opposite sides, their eyes branded with heated iron, and they were left in the sun until they died. Some narrations mention they were denied water during this punishment.
This incident is directly linked to the revelation of Qur’an 5:33, establishing the severe punishments for those who commit such heinous crimes.
Scholarly Interpretations and Punishments The great companions and scholars, including Ibn Abbas, Sa‘id ibn al-Musayyib, Mujahid, ‘Ata’, al-Hasan al-Basri, Ibrahim al-Nakha‘i, and Ad-Dahhak, have explained this verse as giving the Muslim ruler discretion to choose the appropriate punishment based on the crime’s severity.
The punishments include: -Killing or crucifixion: For those who kill and spread terror. Crucifixion here is understood as displaying the body after execution as a deterrent, not prolonged torture. -Cutting off hands and feet from opposite sides: For those who commit armed robbery and theft without murder. -Exile or banishment: For those who cause corruption but whose crimes do not reach the above severity.
The word aw (or) in the verse indicates a choice, allowing the ruler (or Judge) to apply the punishment fitting the crime.
Why Such Severe Punishments? To many, these punishments may seem harsh, but their purpose is clear:
-To protect innocent lives from murderers and terrorists. -To safeguard people’s wealth and property from robbers and bandits. -To preserve public order, dignity, and freedom of movement. -To send a strong message that terrorizing civilians and spreading corruption is utterly unacceptable.
Islamic law emphasizes justice balanced with mercy and due process. These punishments are applied only after thorough investigation, evidence, and fair trial by legitimate authorities — never by individuals or mobs.
Final Reflections Terrorism, banditry, and insurgency devastate families, communities, and nations. Islam recognizes the gravity of these crimes and responds with a legal framework that is:
-Clear: Defining ḥirābah and its penalties in the Qur’an and Sunnah. -Serious: Imposing the harshest punishments on the most destructive criminals. -Balanced: Allowing judicial discretion and caution in doubtful cases. -Merciful: Leaving the door open for sincere repentance before capture.
May Allah protect Nigeria and all lands from terror and injustice. May He guide oppressors to repentance or restrain them from harming others. And may He make us all people of justice, wisdom, and mercy.
How can there be punishment for what the holy prophet ordered?
What is the difference between terrorism and jihad ?
JASONjnr: The US I stayed doesn't have good drinkable water.... I don't know why you feel the need to compare Nigeria, a developing country to an already developed countries.
But then, if you keep running away and rejoicing about it, who will fix the country for you to return to?
I doubt you ever stayed in the US with this warped mentality you always display on this platform.
nairalanda1: So those who japa.during pdp times including under GEJ were running from bad government too?
Plus who told you he voted for tinupoo? For all we know he voted for obi and may be fleeing the country because he cannot live without obi being president. Remember, people voted for lp in Kwara too
Always yarning dust! Agbadorian in disguise.
I wonder why you can’t come out fully to support what you support.
allthingsgood: The way you people just throw up words is funny The reason behinde clashes in Nigeria is not religion. This is more often herder-farmer clash. The people were not displaced because they are christians. This your narrative no de sell
Olodo!
Narative wey don sell finish?
Thank God you don’t matter in the scheme of things.
Image123: How can over 600,000 camps be in a so called genocide? That's more than 600,000 churches because usually an idp camp population exceeds the average church. Kindly make it make sense. Are these IDPs protected? Are they there for Christianity? How does such a large number of group thrive in a reported genocide? And is the priest governor sleeping or what?
Did you read what you wrote?
Does it make sense to you?
When you read some posts, you just know it was written by an agbadorian.
callthefred: This coup attempt in Benin further outlines are dumb Obidients are and their level of intellectual capacity. Just like they said coastal road was not necessary because some other roads exists forgetting that coastal road will open up new developments and reduce travel time by almost 70%.
How can you equate us fighting terrorists who often use human shields to helping a nation clear out bad eggs who want to stage a coup.
They keep shouting Burkina Faso and Mali but these idiots in those countries have refused to turn their countries to El dorado in years in power now. Rather, they want to remain in power forever.
If Tinubu is not good, vote him out and elect someone better not wishing your country bad because your candidate lost an election. Everyone contesting elections should know that loosing is part of the game.
I'm just praying make that Traore try nonsense with our soldiers detained make we use Burkina Faso shine small. Mali, Burkina and Nigeria make we rush all of them together install proper democratic governance.
Anyone who ever understood military governance in Nigeria will not wish us to return. These democrats are not good but those khaki boys were worse. May Nigeria succeed in my lifetime.
esnbrutality: That writeup was very direct and was not hard to comprehend. Is understanding an issue for you? Anyway it's normal with Tinubu supporters.
In summary...
Your airline violated airspace without informing the host nation of it's intended flight path. They forced it to land and your plane and soldiers are in captivity.
Is that not simple to understand?
The question you should ask is this...
What are these soldiers doing in the Sahel Who gave the go ahead for the departure. Who were they going to meet? What was the purpose of the trip
As regards your hubris concerning recon. You can't violate a countries airspace, when it's obvious the country is Not your friend. To these countries ECOWAS is DEAD.
Go school ..na IGBO obsession no make you know book
Omo, the Olodo matter taya me o.
When I read his post, I checked the topic again to see if I was still in the same thread.
amnotapervert: (1) Leave Issue Date Blank or Put “Unknown” (if the system allows). Some fields allow “Unknown”, “N/A”, or allow you to leave it blank. If it accepts it, this is the best option. put provide your SIN print out in additional documents
then
(2) You do NOT need to address it to Lagos or Abuja. All Canadian visa applications from Nigeria are processed online and handled by IRCC visa officers, not by the physical high commissions.
The issued date is required. The other option is to select No, meaning I don’t have.
professorPABX: Did you agree with the mineral resources scavenger that Nigeria becoming ‘one of the most dangerous places on earth to follow Christ’?
I think PFN and CAN contributed to these false claims and propaganda. There was genocide, agreed. There was Genocide in Benue State but it has nothing to do with Religion.
I think some frustrated and helpless Nigerians living in US and some local staff in US Embassy at Abuja are behind this propaganda.
What does the genocide going on have to do with ?
Why aren’t they going to Muslim communities to kill them and claim their lands.
emkz: Let it be stated to the children who have not overcome the sobering defeat they received in 2023.
Nigeria's intervention in Benin under the auspices of ECOWAS standby force was at the request of the Beninoise legitimate authorities. Tinubu did not invade a sovereign nation. There is no double standard.
Why do these children wish for political instability in Nigeria and neighbouring countries? We recall how some of them went to Defence HQ to ask if the military would watch as Bola Tinubu would be sworn in. Yet, one of their warlords, a failed politician, was on Channels TV saying that swearing in Bola Tinubu would be ending democracy in Nigeria.
Who wanted to end democracy in Nigeria if not sore election losers?
PS: As for those saying the Nigerian Airforce cannot bomb insurgents, let it be also stated that insurgents collect daily, but making a show of it removes the element of surprise which is critical. As you can see, the coupists were caught offguard and had no time to respond, which caused the coup to fail. How can you shit air space without the capacity to enforce it?
Na from your hand bandits Dey collect daily?
And them still Dey in charge of several villages In the north, collecting taxes?
Yes, they can give you a visa that matches the remaining validity on your passport. So, if your passport is valid for 10 years, they may issue a visa for 9 or 10 years.
However, that usually only happens if you have a strong travel history and you are not considered a high-risk traveler
In the end, it depends on the visa officer, who will decide how many months or years you are given on your passport.
For example, my sister who lives in the UK, she was given a two-year visa based on the remaining validity of her Nigerian passport.
So, it all depends on your individual case, circumstances, and the visa officer handling your application.
Thank you for your response.
I was filling the form online and got to the section the asked about national ID issued date.
I only have the NIN slip, and it does not have an issue date. I don’t have the card yet.
How do I fill this part ?
2. Do i address my letter to the high commission in Lagos or Abuja?
"On the 19th, around 10 a.m., they told me that the Army was looking for me. I said, ‘Army ke?’ He said yes. I panicked. Which wahala do I have with the Nigerian Army? I couldn’t remember anything. Then I said, ‘I don blast Christopher Musa before o.’
Anyway, I just said, ‘No wahala, let’s go.’ Because two things came to my mind: if they wanted to kpai me, they would have done it already. They already knew where I was and they know how to track me. So I followed them.
I didn’t know exactly who was looking for me. They just said the Army wanted to see me. Next thing, we entered a car, and they drove me to Asokoro. When we got there, we entered the military base. As soon as we got in, we drove straight in.
When they opened the door, guess who I saw? Christopher Musa. The same person I had blasted online. I looked at him well. This was on the 19th, around 11:30 a.m.—no, around 10:30 a.m.
When we entered, he told everyone to step outside and leave the two of us alone. Then we sat down. He looked at me and said, ‘VeryDarkMan.’ I said, ‘Yes, sir.’
He asked, ‘Do you know why I brought you here?’ I said, ‘No, sir.’ Then he said, ‘I need your help.’
I was shocked. I asked, ‘Sir, help with what?’
He said, ‘You need to tell me everything you noticed when you went to Yelwata. You were the first person with a camera who went there. People were scared to go. So tell me everything you observed when you got to Yelwata, what you think, and any information you gathered.’
After I told him everything, he said, ‘Okay, thank you very much. We’ll take it from here. Please, if you have any more information, let me know.’
Then we took this picture that day. As you can see, it was on the 20th of June 2025.
The reason I’m talking now is because when I heard he had been removed as Chief of Defence Staff, I just shook my head. You know why? Because that man was genuinely looking for solutions.
For that man to call VeryDarkMan to his house, look me straight in the eyes—this is the Chief of Defence Staff, bro—and tell me, ‘I need your help’… that’s someone who isn’t ashamed to seek information from anywhere. No pride whatsoever." — Activist VeryDarkMan shares the story of his private encounter with former Chief of Defence Staff, General Christopher Musa, following reports of Musa’s nomination as the new Minister of Defence by President Bola Tinubu.
Was this Christopher Musa’s hands tied when he was CDS?
If he didn’t perform then, what makes you think he’ll do magic now?
Politics › Re: Bandits Attack ECWA Church In Kogi, Kill One, Kidnap Worshippers by cucumbar: 8:51am On Dec 15, 2025
