Some Fulani groups attack Christian communities in Nigeria.
Some Fulani groups attack Christian communities in Nigeria.
Jun. 05, 2025 | Nigeria

Young Fulani Christian Smuggled from Captivity

[184] prayers in [17] nations have been posted for Aliyu.

Aliyu Abubakar, 23, is a new Christian who has already suffered and escaped from persecution. He is a member of the Fulani, a nomadic people group across west and central Africa. Some Fulani groups are militant Muslims who attack Christian communities, and when Aliyu accepted Christ, he was locked in a room for days with little food to separate him from the friend who had brought him to Christ. He escaped by being smuggled from his village. Aliyu said he likes Psalm 23 because it encourages him to continue with his walk with God, knowing that God is his shepherd. He requests prayer for his family to come to know Christ and to receive him as their Lord and savior. He also asks for prayer that he will stay firm in his faith and live in peace with others.

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  • Dear God & Father, I pray for Aliyu: Protect, provide for, comfort, strengthen, encourage & guide him. May he stay strong in faith, hope & love, committed to Christ. I praise You for his faith! Bring his family to repentance; may they be reconciled to him. Bring militant Muslims to repentance. May peace come to Nigeria. In Jesus' Name. Amen.
    Lisa D - USA
  • Dear God & Father, I pray for Aliyu: Protect, provide for, comfort, strengthen, encourage & guide him. May he stay strong in faith, hope & love, committed to Christ. I praise You for his faith! Bring his family to repentance; may they be reconciled to him. Bring Fulani militants & other Islamists in Nigeria to repentance & peace to the land. Amen.

    Lisa D - USA
  • Dear God & Father, I pray for Aliyu: Protect, provide for, comfort, strengthen, encourage & guide him. May he stay strong in faith, hope & love, committed to Christ. I praise You for his faith! Bring his family to repentance; may they be reconciled to him. Bring Fulani militants & other extremists in Nigeria to repentance & peace to this land. Amen.
    Lisa D - USA
  • Dear God & Father, I pray for Aliyu: Protect, provide for, comfort, strengthen, encourage & guide him. May he stay strong in faith, hope & love, committed to Christ. I praise You for his faith! Build him up in his faith. Bring his family to repentance; may they be reconciled to him. Bring Fulani militants to repentance & peace to Nigeria. In Jesus' Nam
    Lisa D - USA
  • Dear God & Father, I pray for Aliyu & for other young converts in Nigeria: Protect, provide for, comfort, strengthen, encourage & guide them. May they stay strong & united in faith, hope & love, committed to Christ. I praise You for their faith! Bring Aliyu's family to repentance as well as Islamists in Nigeria. May Aliyu's family be reconciled to him.
    Lisa D - USA
  • Hi Aliyu. I hope you are doing well. I thank God for you really, for your faith In him. I pray that you continue to be full of the holy Spirit and be comforted by him in these trials, I ask that God guides you in all your affairs and that your family gets saved too in Jesus name amen.
    Rhema I - USA
  • Father,
    for from You and through You and to You are all things, we pray for the salvation of our beloved brother's family and that he will stay firm in his faith and live in peace with others. To You be the glory forever! Amen. (Romans 11:36)
    Effie S - Greece
  • In the present name of Jesus. our heavenly Father, Jehovah Shammah, God Who is there, as brothers and sisters in Christ we praise You that Aliyu is strong and courageous and that You never leave nor forsake him. We ask for provision, a hedge of protection, heavenly angels to encamp around and minister to him. Amen
    Gary F - USA
  • Father God, we lift up Aliya Abubakar and ask that he would remain firm in his faith and have the grace and wisdom to live in peace with his neighbors although from a human perspective this is unlikely. Father, please protect him from the forces of darkness even in his community and family who would rather see him be killed that be a follower of Jesus
    Forrest B - USA
  • Heavenly Father, thank you for our brother Aliyu, for his faith and his commitment to your Word. I pray that his family will be brought to know Christ also and to receive Him as their Lord and Savior. I pray that he will remain firm in his faith and be able to live in peace with others. Protect him and preserve Him in Jesus' name, amen.
    Matthew E - USA
  • In the helping and healing name of Jesus, our heavenly Father, God Who helps and provides, as brothers and sisters in Christ, we praise You for faithfulness of Aliyu. We ask for provision, complete healing, hedge of protection, angels direct from heaven to encamp around and minister to him. Amen
    Gary F - USA
  • Lord Jesus, You spoke of the Good Shepherd who set aside the 99 sheep so that he make seek the one sheep who was lost. Thank you for rescuing Aliya from spiritual darkness and bringing him into the light of Your salvation.Please empower him by Holy Spirit to impart the gospel to his family and win them all to Christ. May he bring Your light to Fulanis!
    Danae V - USA
  • Lord I pray for Aliyu and I pray for Your strength and hope to pour into Him and to be his reason for hope and life. I pray for his family to see his devotion to You and hunger and thirst for answers themselves and for the living water he has found. I pray for him to be held by You and for him to feel the presence of and wisdom of the Holy Spirit
    Joy H - USA
  • Father, thank You for the saving faith Aliyu has experienced. May he continue to grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus. May the power of the Holy Spirit be alive in his life to carry him through the difficulties he faces. May his family's lives be interrupted with Your truth and call on the name of the Jesus to be saved. Amen
    Bruce B - USA
  • Oh, God let your angels minister to Aliyu. Give him hope, peace, joy supernatural. Bring Christians along side of him to cause him to stand for Jesus. Oh, God save his precious family. Reveal your love to them. Provide everything he needs Lord. Raise him up to be a mighty man of valour as Gideon. Amen
    Nancy T - USA
  • In the powerful name of Jesus, our heavenly Father, God Who delivers, as brothers and sisters in Christ, we praise You that the Aliyu fixes his eyes on Jesus. We ask for provision, hedge of protection, heavenly angels to encamp around and minister to him. Amen
    Gary F - USA
  • Our Father, continue to strengthen Aliyu in his love and faith in You. Place him among others who love You and who will encourage him to be strong. May his family come to know and love You. In Jesus' name, Amen
    Elizabeth S - USA
  • Heavenly Father, Thank you for the safety of Aliyu from persecution. I pray that his family come to believe in Jesus as their personal Lord and Savior and that those who would wish him harm also come to believe in Jesus. Amen!
    Chaplain Dale I - USA
  • Holy Father, Please be with Aliya. He has been through so much. Please strengthen him through the power of the Holy Spirit. I pray for his family to come know Jesus as their Savior. Please help Aliya to feel your comforting Presence with him. May he feel Your Peace, always. In Jesus, Amen
    Donna A - USA
  • Dear family in Christ- I pray for your comfort and strength. I pray that God will touch the hearts of your persecutors. Stand fast. The time is growing short. A true soldier of Christ will suffer. We love you and will see you in heaven soon.
    Susan R - USA
    Susan R - USA
  • God, Aliyu comes from a land at war. Show him the Prince of Peace, and guide his paths. Let him know the comfort of a God who is a shepherd, who rescued him from evil. Lead him into green pastures, and keep his faith strong. Save each member of his family, bringing them to truth, and reuniting them with Aliyu. Let them know the love of the true God.
    Kesse R - USA
  • Father strenthen and guide Aliyu as he seeks your will for his life. I pray you supply him with good people that will help him grow in you and your Word. I pray for his family that they would come to the truth. Move in this situation. Use Aliyu to be a mighty witness unto all he is around. Deal with all hearts that come in contact with him. IJN
    Polly C - USA
  • Heavenly Father, here our prayers for Aliyu to grow in the strong faith you have already given him. May his family hear the gospel in their hearts and receive Christ as their Lord and Savior like Aliyu has. Strengthen him when persecution comes his way so that he responds with faith and peace that passes understanding. Thank you for his witness. Amen.
    Diana F - USA
  • Aliyu Abubakar, Prayer for safety will be outside he has continued to face difficulties but you would make your way for him to tell all this about Christ I had to continue to live his life to your glory thank you for your safety for the safety of his family for Jesus imagining our prayer amen amen
    Kehinde A - USA
  • Lord God, thank You for saving Aliyu. I do pray that he would continue to be firm in his faith and grow spiritually, and that he would have Your love even for his persecutors. May his witness be powerfully used to bring his family to Christ, and may he have a Christian community who will support him in the loneliness.
    Danielle H - USA
  • Lord, please shepherd our brother Aliyu well as he navigates the hate and oppression being directed toward him because of his faith in You. I pray for his family and kinsmen to come to know You too, and to change their country. I pray that Your word will continue to be a source of strength to him.
    Mike D - USA
  • Lord, bless this young man and answer all his loving prayers.
    Margaret D - USA
  • Thank You for redeeming Aliyu. May his faith and trust in You grow strong and firm, not being moved by threats and trouble. Unite his family in belief, honor and worship of You alone, granting them forgiveness through Jesus and protection from harm. May You be glorified in Nigeria, turning many away from evil and seeking Jesus for eternal life.
    Beth P - USA
  • In the name of the Living Hope of Jesus, our heavenly Father, God of Hope, Tiqwati, as brothers and sisters in Christ, we praise You that Aliyu hopes in You. We ask for provision, hedge of protection, heavenly angels to encamp around and minster to him. Amen
    Gary F - USA
  • Dear Father in Heaven - I lift up Aliyu to you and praise you for his walk with you. May his family come to know you as Christ and receive You as Lord and Savior. May Aliyu stand firm in his faith, knowing that "He who began a good work in Aliyu will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus!" Thank you that you are his shepherd! AMEN
    Jennifer T - USA
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