Militants believed to part of the original Boko Haram sect under the leadership of Abubakar Shekau attacked Takulashi village near Chibok. The attack took place on 1 November, when six-gun trucks filled with insurgents entered the village and started shooting. They killed 12 Christians during the attack and were able to escape, kidnapping multiple women and children. They also burned down many homes and businesses.
According to Rev Zakariya Musa of the Church of the Brethren in Nigeria (Ekklesiyar Yan’uwa a Nigeria, EYN), 9 of the 12 people killed were members of his church. One of the other three was a pastor of the local COCIN church. The final two were vigilantes trying to protect their community members.
This attack is one of the many that Boko Haram has conducted against Christians and their communities across Northern Nigeria. Over the past decade, Boko Haram is believed to have killed more than 50,000 people and displaced millions of others. Many of those killed and displaced have been Christians. The EYN church has lost many of its members. According to reports released by the church leadership, as many as 20,000 members have been killed since 2009.
Source: International Christian Concern
- Pray for comfort for the grieving families, healing for the wounded.
- Pray for peace to cover Nigeria, Lord heal this nation and protect your children.
- Pray that out of all this destruction and loss of life, our God will turn it around for His Glory.
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Praise the Lord.
We are praying for comfort the grieving families and protect the nation.
2Thessalonians:3:1-3.
Finally ,brethren, pray for us, that the word of the Lord may run and be glorified, even as also it is with you ;and that we may be delivered from unreasonable and evil men; for all have not faith. But the Lord is faithful ,who shall establish you, and guard you from the evil one.
Father God Almighty, touch each heart of those Christian brothers and sisters in Christ with the deepest peace and love that comes from You. Let it flow out of them onto others or the community that do not know Jesus Christ as Lord. Bless our family with exceedingly abundant riches and favor so they may be able to give to others in need. I bind the demons that have been persecuting them and command they be cast away. Let your angels protect their communities in Jesus Name Amen & Amen!!!!
I go into the Throne Room of Heaven and ask Heavenly Father that You woud supernaturally protect all the Christians of Nigeria against the evil that is coming against them. I ask You Lord to heal the wounded, raise the dead, touch the people in such a way that they rise up and be strong in the power of Your Might.
Lord who ever needs to repent, repent who ever needs to come before You and confess their shortcomings and their sins, prompt them and then Lord do Your miracle working stuff and I thank You and Praise You for all the Miracles You are performing and going to perform. Amen
Lord I bring these poor people to you and pray for your comfort peace and healing. I praise you for their courage and faithfulness. Lord I ask that you continue to be with them and to protect them from more harm. Comfort their families and friends, strengthen and encourage their pastors.
In Jesus name amen.
Hi,
Am very sad, that these still continue. am Muhammed by name, I worked with Nigeria mission in Lagos for more than more than 15 years headed by Late Isaac Newton Wusu. May his soul continue to rest in peace and the mercy of the LORD shower upon him. How could have been so kind that the work continue. The Lagos office is just there and depreciating, the children at SCI find it difficult to return back to Abeokuta. I, Sola and Alex trying our best to keep the office tidy. Meanwhile Alex is in Jos office, while Abayomi is with the children in Abeokuta.
The LORD will not neglect us all.
thanks
Dear Lord,
Hear our cries for your beloved people in Nigeria. Comfort them I pray and strengthen them in spirit. Heal those who have been injured. Reassure each one of the eternal hope we have because of what Jesus has done for us And as they go through these trials, may they cling to you more tightly. Comfort them and wrap them in your everlasting arms.
We pray for an end to the evil that lives in the hearts of men and that you would restore peace. We are reminded that nothing is impossible for you so let us not be discouraged. The apostle Paul once persecuted your people, but you changed him to become your loyal servant and an inspiration to us. Touch the hearts of these men. Turn their world upside down, Lord, and turn them away from their evil ways. Enable them to see that you are the one and only living God and that you desire ALL people to come to a saving knowledge of the truth. In Jesus’ precious name I pray.
Amen.
Amen and Amen and all to your glory Father!
Lord God Almighty, I don’t understand all dimensions of your sovereign plan for the universe. This we know, from the words of Jesus, ‘If they persecuted me, they will persecute you’. However, this leaves grieving families in Nigeria who need the comfort and God’s people and healing from their physical, psychological and spiritual wounds.
Please, Lord, bring peace to Nigeria and heal the nation. I especially pray for children who have been orphaned. May you protect all children. May your glory be seen out of this tragedy.
Lord how devastating the works of the enemy are in Nigeria. Boko Haram is being used by satan to do his dirty work, whilst he lies to them about what rewards they will get for the killing of christians. The only reward they will get, if they never repent and turn their own lives to you LOrd Yeshua, the one and only True God, is eternity in hell. Lord thank you that these christians who have sadly been murdered are with you safe in heaven forevermore. We pray for the continual protection for those christians and pastors who are still alive ,and face constant persecution and death at the hands of these thugs. Yeshua please comfort those who are grieving the loss of their loved ones. We pray that you will perform a miracle in this country, that has seen so many murdered over the yrs,so no more lives are lost. Lord save those who are committing these atrocities, so they will no longer do so. Lord show them they can be forgiven for their sins, if they turn their lives to you. Show them the lies they have been told by the enemy, and share with them your truth, because only your truth can set them free. In your precious name we pray.
Lord i agree with my brethren in prayer concerning the situation in Nigeria. O’Lord God you alone have the power to lift or bring down. We ask that you deliver your children from this evil government. I pray that you will visit Nigerian govt the way you visited pharoah with the 10 plagues.
I pray Lord for supernatural wisdom and a way out of this problem. I pray for comfort for the families that had lost their loved ones and homes to this evil practice. Vengeance is our God. Lord we ask you to touch the hearts of foreign countries to come to the aid of these your children.
O’ Lord heal us, save us, deliver us for you are our praise.
Almighty God and Heavenly Father, you reign over all nations and “raise up and bring ‘princes’ to naught” at your command. We plead for mercy for the people of Nigeria, especially our Christian brothers and sisters suffering the brutality of Boko Haram. Give grace Lord Jesus to those who have lost family, friends and Pastors and help them to trust you in all circumstances. Help them to faithfully remain steadfast in their faith in you. We pray for the seemingly indifferent Government of Nigeria that would move in the hearts of their leaders to bring peace and justice to the region most obviously effected. Turn their hearts we ask from idols to serve you, the true and living God and to wait for his Son from heaven.