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Seven Christians killed, teen girl kidnapped in Boko Haram attack

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Seven people have been killed by Boko Haram in a Christmas Eve attack on a Christian village in northern Nigeria's Borneo State. A teenage girl was also kidnapped.

 

On December 24, dozens of Boko Haram fighters stormed the village of Kwarangulum, Nigeria, on trucks and motorcycles. As villagers fled, fighters fired shots and set homes on fire. A church was also burned, Open Doors reports.

“They killed seven people and abducted a teenage girl in the attack,” a local vigilante told AFP. “They took away food stuff and burnt many houses before leaving.” Nothing further is known at this stage.

This is the second attack on the village this year. In April, Boko Haram stormed the area before razing the entire village.

Nigeria is 12th on the World Watch List. It’s also the country with the most faith-related killings year after year.

One pastor in Nigeria described the current environment in the northern region as a survival culture” You lay your head down at night, not knowing if you’ll wake,” he says.

Open Doors community has called for prayers for this attack with specific prayers for the young girl who was abducted. Yet another Christian girl has been taken by Boko Haram near Chibok—known worldwide for the 2014 attack in which the militant group attacked a girls secondary school and kidnapped 276 girls. Some 112 young women are still missing.

“Please pray for this community as they try to come to terms with the attack and the losses. Pray also for the safe return of the kidnapped girl. Pray that the Lord will assure her and her loved ones of His presence with her in this dark hour. Pray that the government will show diligence and wisdom in seeking her release.”

Pray for the church in Nigeria that continues to be targeted by militant extremists.

 

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