STATE OF JIHAD IN NIGERIA

The current state of Jihad in Nigeria is a very crucial one and one which is very much volatile because, every single year the muslim ummah of Nigeria is known to produce tens of thousands of potential mujahideen but who unfourtunately are being swallowed into Irjah {Liberal} sects. But with recent developments in the ranks of Democrats, and the Intifadah {uprising} championed by the group Ahlusunnah Lidaawat Waljihad-wrongly known as Boko Haram. Before moving further, i'lld like to explain the categories of muslim ummah in Nigeria. The Nigerian muslim ummah falls into four different categories namely: 1. The Nominals 2. The Salafis 3. The Ikhwanis 4. The Salafi Jihadists. The Nominals are the general uninitiated muslim populations by name,they hardly observe salat and are totally unconcious of their religion. They fall within the elites and the masses. The Salafis are the groups who try to be virtious but somehow uncivilised and they do not talk about current events, the are also known to shun the formal sector except for later generations. These groups include Tablighs, Sufis and Onilawanis {turbanist- as they are popularly called in SW Ng.}. The last two groups dominate the politics of the Ummah and they decide the tune for the others depending on which of the two can outperform and better articulate it's argument. It's worth noting that these last two groups have international ideological connections which better explains the source of their powers. The Ikhwanis are those that follow the ideology of the Egyptian Ikwhanul muslimeen movement.[Br/] The Salafi Jihadists are the ones that follow the ideology of Muslim[/u] groups like the Taliban, Al-Qaeda e.t.c