The Presbyterian Church of Nigeria has roundly condemned the satanic suicide-bomb attack by the Boko Haram Terrorist Islamic sect on the Church of Christ in Nigeria (COCIN), Jos, leaving in its trail the dead, the wounded, the displaced and the disturbed.

In a statement, the Prelate and Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church, Most Rev. Prof. Emele Mba Uka said the activities of this terrorist group have tended to defy and disorganize the entire intelligence and defense mechanism of the nation (Army, Navy, police).

However powerful and daring this terrorist group may claim to be, he added,  it cannot defeat or even dare to contend with the spiritual and physical forces of the God of Israel. “In view of this, we call for a national emergency prayer network of all Christians to rise to the occasion, call on the God of Elijah, the Lord of Host, to arise on our behalf, and let our enemies be scattered.”

The Prelate recalled that sometime in 1987, “a Muslim decided to bulldoze the graves of certain white Christian missionaries in Ibi town in the Wukari Local Government Area of the present Taraba State of Nigeria to extend his estate.

God spoke to a Christian to tell the Emir of Ibi to warn the man.  The Emir was reluctant because of his religious leaning.  On December 24, 1987,  the graves were bulldozed.  Immediately, a mysterious fire started operation.  The bulldozer was the first victim.

From the bulldozer, the fire selectively burned the property of several people in the town.  Only little children could see the approach of the fire to its targets.  The invisible fire continued until March the following year. For reference purpose, this true story is contained in a report by a secular newspaper based in the North, The Reporter of January 30, 1988.

By March, the number of houses affected had grown to about 3, 000. Some people, who had not been affected and were quick to realize that the fire was selective, went to hide their belongings in nearby towns and villages.

But the fire could identify the properties from Ibi town and did justice to them leaving those of their hosts in the same houses intact! No Christians were affected but a few Christians who dared sympathize with the victims were immediately attacked by a mysterious fire.

“When all efforts, sacrifices and prayers sought by the Emir failed to stop the operation of the fire, it became obvious that the Christian God was defending even the dry bones of His servants who had died as far back as 1904 and 1905.

“Over 400 people  were converted and some of them came forward to say God had healed them of certain physical diseases and disablement.  The visitation of the Holy Spirit in the area has been described as a rain of revival”  (cf. Good News magazine, April/May, 1988, Kaduna, Nigeria.”

The Prelate said that with this kind of history of God’s supernatural intervention on behalf of this people, Nigerians should trust that in response to our fervent prayer, the Almighty God who neither slumbers nor sleeps shall come one day to the aid of persecuted Christians in Nigeria.

Most Rev. Prof. Uka concluded that “with Christ in our boat, we can smile at the storm and tempest created by the Islamic Boko Haram Sect for we know that God will certainly rise for Christians.”