90 New Martyrs in Nigeria

At least 50 Christians died in a brutal attack on Ayati village, August 8, by Fulani herdsmen and a criminal gang. The predominantly Christian village in Ukum County, Benue state, Nigeria, was also attacked by Fulanis a month earlier, martyring 11 Christians there and in Borikyo village. (August 9, Christian Daily International-Morning Star News)

Residents said herdsmen also attacked other predominantly Christian villages in the area over the past three months. On July 21, nine Fulani bandits rode into Sankera community on motorcycles. Armed with guns and machetes, they attacked villagers, killing two adults and a six-year-old boy.

On July 19, Fulani attackers killed 18 Christians in Mbacher village, a predominantly Christian community in Benue state’s Katsina-Ala County. (July 24, CDI-MSN)

Fulani herdsmen killed eight Christians, including two children, wounded four others, and set homes ablaze in attacks on several villages June 21-26. Most of the families affected were of the Christian Irigwe ethnic group in Bassa County. (July 2, CDI-MSN)

On August 6, Fulanis attacked Christian farmers in Plateau state, wounding four in Lwa village, Riyom County. (August 7, CDI-MSN)

On August 10, Islamic extremists burned down a church in Kontagora town, Niger state. Associate Pastor Samson Ogbebor said this is the second time Muslims have destroyed the worship auditorium of Redeemed Christian Church of God. It was still under construction after the a razing ten years ago. (August 14, CDI-MSN)

Last year, 8,222 Christians were brutally killed for their faith by Fulani herdsmen and Islamic extremists from January of 2023 to January of 2024, according to the International Society for Civil Liberties and Rule of Law. (Ngala Killian Chimtom, Catholic Herald, February 16)

Lord, please comfort those who mourn in Ayati, Borikyo, Sankera, Mbacher, Lwa and Kontagora. Give Pastor Samson and all the believers in these villages faith, courage and love to stand strong in grace and forgive those who killed the ones they loved. Release their hearts and minds from the trauma, and overwhelm them with Your peace and purpose.

Change the tide of violence in Nigeria. In this most deadly place in the world for Christians, we speak LIFE, in the name of Jesus! Protect the innocent. Bring every persecutor to their knees before You, as You did Paul, and show them who You are. Haunt their dreams, visit them throughout the day, topple the lies they believe with Truth, and show Yourself strong on behalf of victims in such miraculous ways that every violent offender will tremble in fear, drop their weapons and fists, and repent, surrendering to Your love and salvation. Be a Shield around every believer, guarding them and their families from harm. Empower them by Your Spirit to speak Truth and act in love, joy, peace, forgiveness and faith, with a demonstration of Your power, as You perform miracles and wonders in the sight of their persecutors and leave crowds in awe of You.

Heal the sick, the lame, the wounded, the blind. Raise the dead to life. When guns or other weapons are aimed at Christians, cause them to misfire and drop to the ground. When fists or feet are lifted to beat or kick a believer, freeze them in place so the persecutor is unable to move and must ask the Christian to pray for them first before they are freed. Send shockingly visible angels to surround every believer and step in front of them, blocking enemy attacks.

Turn every curse spoken against a Christian into a blessing instead, and bring such disastrous events into the life of persecutors that they know beyond any doubt You are the One who protected that Christian, and that only in surrender to You will they find Life.

Move as never before in Nigeria, O God. Awaken every heart to Your love. Bring witchdoctors to faith in You, leading whole villages to burn their fetishes and choose You as Lord. Whenever people channel or sacrifice to demons, disconnect them from the enemy so their rituals don’t work. Break the power of demons over every life, Jesus, so those who have lived in fear will now hunger for You and seek You desperately until they find You. Lift the veil from their eyes, break their bonds, set them free from the enemy’s clutches, so they can see You as You truly are, choose to worship You alone as God, and finally live the abundant life they were created for. John 10:10.

Send in Your armies of Light to bring life where there has been death, peace where there has been war, love where there has been hatred, plenty where there has been drought. Bring this nation to You, O God. Protect the children, and raise up a generation holy unto You of preachers and missionaries who will take Your Good News into every dark corner of Africa and beyond, penetrating the darkness with Light and changing lives forever with Your love.

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