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Multiple sources have confirmed that about 25 to 30 Christian college students were massacred at a university in northeastern Nigeria late Monday night, causing Christians to pray for a “change of heart” among the extremist Islamist group Boko Haram to put a stop to the continued violence.
While there is speculation as to the motive of the massacre, sources close to the human rights watchdog Open Doors USA confirm that the massacre was performed by Boko Haram.
Emily Fuentes, the communications and public relations coordinator for Open Doors who recently visited Nigeria and spoke to Christian leaders about Boko Haram, told The Christian Post that believers around the world can agree that prayer is the “only thing that will change the people of Boko Haram.”
“There are people who are turning to Christ who used to be in the Boko Haram, and God is changing their hearts,” Fuentes told CP.
“A lot of Christians believe that God will change these peoples’ hearts,” she added.
The killings reportedly occurred in the late night hours on Oct. 1, when masked gunmen went door-to-door in the off-campus housing section of Federal Polytechnic College in Mubi, a city in the remote Adamawa State in northeastern Nigeria.
Open Doors USA sources confirmed that the gunmen separated the Christian students from the Muslim students, addressed each victim by name, questioned them, and then proceeded to shoot them or slit their throat.
“Open Doors is calling on Christians in the West to bear this horrific burden with our brothers and sisters in Mubi and Adamawa state,” Open Doors USA spokesman Jerry Dykstra said in a press release emailed to The Christian Post.
“Nigeria is becoming a killing field,” he added.
Fuentes told CP that according to a local Nigerian police chief, Monday night’s killing were performed by Boko Haram as an act of reprisal after 156 Boko Haram members were arrested in Mubi in late September.
Fuentes told CP over the phone interview that the goal of the terror group, which has reportedly overtaken 13 of Nigeria’s northern states, is to make the country a completely Islamic nation and rid it of all western influence.
“In these [Nigerian] states to be a Christian is of grave danger,” Fuentes said, adding that killing Christians is “Boko Haram’s way of wiping out western influence.”
Fuentes confirmed that in Mobi, where Monday’s massacre took place, there has been some form of violent attack on Christians nearly every day since Nov. 2011.
Fuentes shared the testimonials involving a change of heart by two Boko Haram members. In one testimonial, a former Boko Haram member found the Gospel of Jesus Christ and converted. He now serves as a witness to other Boko Haram members, and although he receives threats to his life daily, he has managed to stay alive.
Other Boko Haram members, according to Fuentes, have not converted to Christianity but have seen the “goodness of the Christian religion” and now warn Christians before there is an attack.
In light of Monday’s attack, Open Doors USA requested that all Christians pray for the families of the deceased students, who have been “thrown into mourning” and are reportedly in “indescribably pain right now.”
“Please pray for the parents, families and friends of the innocent victim of this slaughter. Pray that they will receive the comfort only our Lord can give. Pray that justice will prevail. Pray that Christians will not retaliate,” Open Doors said.
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The Christians aren’t calling for revenge or more violence, just prayer. Now if that isn’t a testimony to God’s grace, I don’t know what is.
Amen Sister! That is a great testimony!
Dear Lord, bless this nation, let a true move of God happen. Move in the hearts of Christian hear in America to pray for our sisters and brothers.
Lord, bring your comfort to the families and friends of these students. Open the eyes of their attackers, that they may see who You are; their ears, that they may hear what You say; and their hearts, that they may understand what that means. I pray that they will turn from violence to You, so that You can heal them and their land.
Well this is what happens when you don’t fight back. I am embarrassed to be an American. We aren’t much better. We used to bring our enemy to their knees. Now we give them money.
Thank you Father for those who are martyrs and therefore seeds for the cause of Christ. We rejoice with your people and sorrow with them. We honor them Father, we thank you for them. We claim a return on their lives with millions of souls to carry your love, which cannot be killed.
Our Father in Heaven…Please send your mercy to this Islamist and change their heart of stone into a heart of Christ our savior Jesus
Amen !
Father, I take a moment to cry out to you for these brothers and sisters who lost their lives and for their families who are in great pain and mourning. I just ask that you shower them with your love and peace and most of all protection. I ask that you begin to move mightily in the hearts of the Boko Haram. Where there is discouragement and fear in the hearts of the Nigerian Christians I ask that you replace it with peace and confidence. I believe in this and stand in agreement with the other prayers being lifted up about this matter…in the name of Jesus Christ, AMEN!
These radical Islamic murderers pray in their Mosques to their Allah/God and Mohammed before they go out and systematically and methodically murder anyone who is a Christian or non-Muslim. They pray and then go out and kill with the blessings of their prophet Mohammed and the Clerics/Imams who fill them with the hatred that Mohammed teaches them. These acts will never stop until the prophet Mohammed’s crazy teachings are destroyed and those who teach and follow are all gone or in prison. They know that Christians, or at least many Christians, won’t fight back. They are sheep being slaughtered by crazed followers of Mohammed’s Islamic teachings. The only way to stop them is to destroy Mohammed and his insane Islam teachings.
i dont agree with the term radical, seen as tho the koran advocates that ALL muslims should be killing
I so agree..
I also agree we should pray w/o ceasing..
Those that just pray & are somehow then justified to do nothing.. are NOT obeying Christ ..
those that believe we are to sit by & ignore any & all forms of Islam.. certainly have not read the Holy Bible ..
this is heartbreaking.. But their souls surely rest with Christ today .. praise God .
If God could convert St. Paul, who approved of the stoning of Stephen, He can move in the hearts of Boko Haram. May it be! Lord, please cover Nigeria with your grace and power. And comfort your people in their grief. Help them to stand strong in faith and commitment to you. In Jesus’ name, Amen.
Pray first !
but God expects us to put our boots on & be HIS body, arms & feet.. meaning He expects us to DO Something People !!
well said Lisa !
everywhere, Islam goes hate, iliteracy, poverty and violence go. Islam is the primary reason why Africa was and always will be a failed continent.
It is very unfortunate this slaughter. I know that God is aware of everything. his power is infinite and he will give families the much needed comfort now. Pray for a change in their hearts, but also be a change of attitude for everyone. with Love Rafaela Rojas/ Ecuador
God has a purpose for everything that happens in this world, and what happened to the young can be a call for all to join us in prayer for Nigeria and many other countries that are reasion to hear the word and each of them can haceptar and open their hearts to God. We pray for the familes, pray for the country, let us pray for a change. God bless you. cristhian/Ecuador
It’s very sad! I’m full of sorrow. God raises and comforts to these families. I pray God takes the control of this situation. God, You are awesome in power!
Now we must pray for the family members to be in a situation of great pain. God can change the hearts of those who committed this crime. God have mercy on these people.
God wants us to be obedient and do His work often represented to be pillars … is an example of strong pillars, even affecting our feelings that we should pray for the families accepted and be thankful for what starts in this town