Gunmen abducted Uwem Cosmos, general director of Scripture Union Nigeria, on June 14, along with seven other Christians, including Ven. Onyenagbagha, Pastor Gbenga and his two daughters, the driver, and Elijah, the media officer. SUN is a campus fellowship reaching university and college students with the gospel. (Christian Daily International-Morning Star News, July 6)
After ransoms were paid, 434 Christians abducted from Ngoshe village, Borno state in March were recently released. About 100 others, mostly women and children, are still in captivity. At least four hostages died while in captivity. (CDI-MSN, June 17)
Suspected Fulani herdsmen attacked two Christian villages, Umaso and Unguwa-Ku, in Kaduna state June 25, shooting into houses and killing two: Luka Aminizeh, 23, and Manasseh Mathew, 25. Seven Christians were kidnapped, including Lami Ali, 40; Solomi Zachariah, 30; Beauty Alpha, 29; Abednego Alpha, 10; Jonah Alpha, 7; and 6-month-old Samson Alpha. (CDI-MSN, June 30)
Fulani and Hausa terrorists raided Kawel village in Plateau state June 22, killing Rev. Markus Nyam, pastor of Church of Christ in Nations, and 27 other Christians. On June 16, Fulani gunmen murdered Samuel Alaket, a Christian community leader. (CDI-MSN, June 25, 22)
Suspected Fulani herdsmen attacked Angwa Magaji village, Kaduna state, on June 16, killing nine Christians (Esther Kefas, 5; Sunday Elkan, 5; Happy Friday, 6; Moses Daddy, 4; Daddy Ibrahim, 28; Jerry Doctor, 51; Danlami Magani, 49; Sunday Chibi, 53; and Rita Abdullahi, 45) and wounding Halla Monday, 7; Mary Yohanna, 9; Jummai John, 42; Charity Danjuma, 49; Faith Yakubu, 26; Naomi Yakubu, 48; Ali Sandiye, 70; Asabe Victor, 29; Srarina Simon, 4; Talatu Sunday, 60; and Thank God Danladi, 8. (CDI-MSN, June 19)
Fulani killed five Christians at a mining site in Gyel village, Plateau state on June 16. Hours before, terrorists killed three security personnel at the National Institute for Policy and Strategic Studies about five kilometers away. June 10-12. they attacked Ta-Hoss, Torok and Bangai villages, killing four (CDI-MSN, June 17, 16)
Terrorists attacked a church prayer vigil in Ori-Oke Ajaiye, Kwara state on May 23, killing three and kidnapping 15. (CDI-MSN, May 25)
- Pray for protection, healing, courage, love and deep faith for the Christians who were abducted, wounded or who survived these attacks.
- Pray God will send angel armies to surround every Christian community in Nigeria, and that those armies are continually visible to would-be attackers.
- Pray Fulani, Boko Haram and all terrorists will tremble in fear of the Lord, drop their weapons of mass violence, repent and surrender to Jesus. Pray they will encounter Christ in their dreams every night, in visions throughout the day and in other powerful ways, showing them the way to salvation.
- Pray the reign of terror in Nigeria will now stop, and hundreds of thousands of Fulani and other Islamic extremists there will surrender their lives to Jesus.
Continue praying for persecuted Christians and for the country’s Muslim president at our Nigeria page.
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