Radical Fulani militants have killed multiple Christians in Nigeria’s Plateau and Kaduna states. Among the victims was a six-year-old Christian boy.
On 23 September, over 100 Fulani militants attacked Christian villagers in their fields in Jol village, severely injuring nine men with machetes. A few hours later, a mother and her son suffered fatal injuries by militant machetes in neighbouring Sopp village.
On 28 September, in the Miango district, Fulani militants attacked three children; the youngest was six-year-old Emmanuel David. Four days before, the militants also killed five men, including a church leader from the Church of Christ in National (COCIN).
COCIN reported a surge in planned attacks, coordinated by predominantly radical Fulani herdsmen. Christian leaders in Nigeria have said they believe herdsmen attacks on Christian communities in Nigeria’s Middle Belt are inspired by their desire to forcefully take over Christians’ lands and impose Islam as desertification has made it difficult for them to sustain their herds.
Sources: International Christian Concern, Morning Star News
- Ask the Lord to intervene and bring an end to the violence, protect the believers and bring many Fulani to a saving knowledge of Him.
- Ask the Lord to walk with the believers during this time of ongoing unrest, tragedy and mourning.
- Pray the deaths of so many will not be in vain but the Lord would bring spiritual blessing to this nation.
Post your prayer in the comments below.
Lord, on the human level this seems like an impossibility. However, you are the Lord God Almighty and I plead with you to end the violence, give peace to the Christian believers and bring the Fulani rebels to know Jesus as their Lord and Saviour.
May the believers know of Your reality during these atrocious times. There are those who are mourning the loss of loved ones. May Your people bring them comfort and may they know the Lord’s special care at this time.
Nigeria is a nation in turmoil because of these kinds of actions by the militants. Please smash through, Lord, with spiritual blessings for Your people.
Lord, where there is evil there is a heart and mind totally taken over by satan. Only he would want these militants to do this to another human, especially children. As you know Lord the greatest sacrifice that satan loves the most is the killing of the very young. Lord may you intervene in this ,so that these killings stop. These christians need you more than ever Lord. They need your protection, your comfort, your mercy, your power, and love to get through this nightmare of evil they face everyday. God we want to see a miracle and see these Fulani militants get saved. Then only will they realise and repent of their evil sins. God bring revival to this land please.
Amen and Amen to prayer and comments of Spencer and Kelaiah and Faith. The evil men and women do is limited by your care Lord. You are sovereign and holy and as Habakkuk 1:12-13 declares, “ Lord, are you not from everlasting? My God, my Holy One, you will never die. You, Lord, have appointed them to execute judgment; you, my Rock, have ordained them to punish. Your eyes are too pure to look on evil; you cannot tolerate wrongdoing. Why then do you tolerate the treacherous? Why are you silent while the wicked swallow up those more righteous than themselves?” Father and blessed Lord Jesus, such good words and questions. We cry out to you again for mercy.