{"id":26385,"date":"2018-04-29T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2018-04-28T23:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/csw-yeo.1wp.site\/prayer\/prayer-diary-nigeria-3908\/"},"modified":"2026-09-18T21:57:13","modified_gmt":"2026-09-18T20:57:13","slug":"prayer-diary-nigeria-3908","status":"publish","type":"prayer","link":"https:\/\/www.csw.org.uk\/es\/prayer\/prayer-diary-nigeria-3908\/","title":{"rendered":"Prayer Diary Nigeria"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/b7ff38dcac25ca55df0c5c03c839bfd5.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Since 2015 the religious freedom situation in Nigeria has deteriorated significantly. Non-Muslims in Shari\u2019a states continue to report being denied the rights, opportunities, provisions and protection Muslims enjoy. As unrelenting cycles of violent attacks experienced by non-Muslim communities in central states continue to spread southwards, join us to pray for Nigeria\u2019s future and deliverance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n\n<li><b>Sunday 29 April<\/b><\/li>\n\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Since 2011, attacks by Fulani militia on non-Muslim communities are reported to have displaced at least 62,000 people, left around 6,000 people dead and many more injured. Pray for the survivors of the violence, many of whom have lost homes, livelihoods, and loved ones and may also have suffered life changing injuries. Ask God to meet every need they have today.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n\n<li><b>Monday 30 April<\/b><\/li>\n\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">2018 began with an attack by Fulani militia on villagers in Guma and Logo areas, in Benue State, in which 73 villagers were killed. Attacks have continued in several states, with over 300 deaths in armed violence during March alone. Ask God to bring the attacks to an end, and to bring restoration and healing to all the communities affected.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n\n<li><b>Tuesday 1 May<\/b><\/li>\n\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The lack of an effective government response to the violence has fuelled impunity, facilitating the spread of militia violence to southern Nigeria. Pray today that local and national government officials would ensure that the perpetrators and facilitators of violent attacks are held accountable, and for the culture of impunity to come to a swift end.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n\n<li><b>Wednesday 2 May<\/b><\/li>\n\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Last year many of you supported our Stand with Nigeria campaign calling on the governor of Kaduna State to act against the attacks by Fulani militia that were driving people from their homes. Please pray that our continued advocacy for the victims of these ongoing attacks would be effective in urging the international community to persuade Nigeria to protect vulnerable communities and bring an end to the violence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n\n<li><b>Thursday 3 May<\/b><\/li>\n\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In February Boko Haram abducted 110 girls from their school in Dapchi. All were returned a month later except for Leah Sharibu, a 15-year-old Christian who refused to convert to gain her freedom. Last month marked the fourth anniversary of the abduction of 276 girls from a secondary school in Chibok by Boko Haram. 176 of them are from families belonging to the Church of the Brethren in Nigeria. 113 girls remain unaccounted for, all of them Christians. Pray today that these girls would all be released and returned to their families.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n\n<li><b>Friday 4 May<\/b><\/li>\n\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Lawlessness has increased as weapons have proliferated unchecked. In April 16 people were killed in an armed attack on a police station and five banks in Offa, Kwara state. Earlier, Nigeria replaced Mexico as the most dangerous country in the world to be a Catholic priest. Five pastoral workers were killed in Nigeria in 2017, usually in the course of attempted robberies. Please pray God\u2019s protection over civilians and clergy, and for effective strategies to end to the lawlessness, kidnapping and general violence plaguing the country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n\n<li><b>Saturday 5 May<\/b><\/li>\n\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><i>Lord, we bring the nation of Nigeria to you today. We pray that your justice would roll like a river for those who have faced violence, persecution or injustice. Send your peace to cover this troubled land nation we pray. Amen.<\/i><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Since 2015 the religious freedom situation in Nigeria has deteriorated significantly. Non-Muslims in Sharia states continue to report being denied the rights, opportunities, provisions and protection Muslims enjoy. 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