Child Abduction in Nigeria

Christian leaders have called upon Nigerians not to forget the victims of Kaduna’s Bethel Baptist High School abduction. Bethel Baptist High School is a co-educational college established by the Baptist Church in 1991 in Kaduna State, located in Northern Nigeria.

On 5 July, Muslim 'bandits' abducted 121 children from the school. The bandits have been releasing the children in batches upon payment of ransom.. However, four children remain in captivity. The last release occurred on 5 October and there has been no word since. Fears for the remaining children’s safety is mounting.

To hinder the region's out-of-control banditry, Kaduna authorities have suspended all telecommunications in the area. Unfortunately, this also means that Christians cannot phone for help when they come under attack and parents and intermediaries cannot contact kidnappers and vice versa.

'We have prayed, and we are still praying', said Rev Joseph Hayab as he lamented the government's slow response. 'The pains and trauma their parents are going through cannot be described. We must not forget these children.

 Please pray that God would

• protect, sustain and ultimately deliver the four remaining captive children from Kaduna's Bethel Baptist High School. 

• grant Nigeria's Christian leaders great wisdom and discernment as they are forced to negotiate with terrorists while seeking help and solutions from state and federal officials; we pray especially for those in crisis-wracked Kaduna. Lord in your mercy, guide them, sustain them and deliver Kaduna from the evil which plagues it.

For more information, including news of the mass abduction of more than 60 members of Kaduna's Emmanuel Baptist Church, see http://rlprayerbulletin.blogspot.com/2021/11/rlpb-623-nigeria-christian-crisis-in.html