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On January 30, 2025. A'maq News Agency, the media arm of the Islamic State (ISIS) released a two-minute video[1] showing the aftermath of the suicide attack targeting Nigerian army forces in Abima, Borno state, that took place on January 24, when a "martyrdom-seeking fighter" of the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) detonated his car-bomb on Nigerian forces, killing and wounding 60 soldiers.[2]
The video showed ISIS fighters at the site of the attack, and the charred remnants of a vehicle, as well as what appear to be the burned remains of human bodies.
It also featured a threatening message delivered by a fighter, who spoke in local language, accompanied by a translated Arabic caption.
The speaker said: "Oh Christians of the world, the apostates and the Jews, know that the religion of Allah will subjugate every person in the world. You have advanced towards the Islamic State, yet Allah had defeated you with His capacity, a defeat that was greater than your expectations. You raided us to defeat us, but Allah has foiled your plans, and made you return frustrated and defeated."
Addressing "the apostates... affiliated with the disbelievers who fight the religion of Allah," the fighter threatened that if they do not repent, they will face the same fate as the Nigerian soldiers killed in the suicide attack.
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