Dr Abraham Mathai Condemns Massacre of 160 Muslims in Nigeria, Calls for Global Action

According to the information obtained, the attack included the systematic execution of local residents, the kidnapping of 38 women and children, and the burning of houses. Describing the incident as a serious moral failure, Dr. Mathai said the massacre represented an indictment of the global community’s inability to protect vulnerable populations.

Dr., who is also the former vice-chairman of the Maharashtra State Minorities Commission. “This stands as one of the most heartbreaking atrocities of our time,” Mathai said.

He suggested that global leaders should make it clear that any ideology that promotes extremism, sheds innocent blood, and binds and executes people can never be considered religious.

“These jihadists killed their own people – their fellow Muslims in Muslim villages – because they refused to accept sharia law and exposed the futility of their religious claims,” ​​he said, adding that the perpetrators were hiding behind a distorted interpretation of the faith.

Dr. Mathai emphasized that such anarchic violence cannot go unpunished in a modern, civilized world governed by laws and international norms. He noted that the systematic destruction of communities and livelihoods appears to be the agenda of fundamentalist Islamic extremism, which demands explanation and condemnation from Islamic clerics and practitioners worldwide.

He also noted that the militants had issued repeated threats through letters and leaflets over several months, demanding that the villagers renounce the Nigerian state and submit to extremist doctrines imposed through fear and violence.

Describing the security forces’ response as a serious failure, Dr. Mathai called for urgent international intervention. “The world cannot remain indifferent while warnings are ignored, traditional leaders warn authorities and help comes only after the killings are over,” he said.

He called for coordinated international action, including intelligence sharing and security support, to dismantle terrorist networks that Nigerian authorities suspect are linked to Boko Haram. “These groups are operating openly; they are sending letters, distributing leaflets and carrying out massacres throughout the night. This cannot continue like this,” he said.

Dr. Mathai called on Amnesty International, whose attacks were documented by the BBC, to mobilize global solidarity together with the United Nations and its organizations. He demanded that those responsible be tried at the International Criminal Court in The Hague on charges of genocide and mass murder.

“History will judge those who had the authority to act but chose to remain silent while innocent lives were lost,” he warned.