First Jihad
At age seventeen, wanting desperately to escape a life he hated, Abdulmasi became involved in his first jihad against Christians in the city of Bauchi, Nigeria. The jihadists did not touch women or children, but they did beat and slash men. During this attack, Abdulmasi spotted a man known to be a Christian coming out of his home. “I began beating his legs so he couldn’t run away,” recalled Abdulmasi. “He fell down and my boys attacked him, trying to kill him.”
A seven-year-old boy was the one who slaughtered the man with a knife. Pressing down on his neck, he cut the man. They called the boy ‘Chief Slaughterer.’ After the killing, Abdulmasi rejoiced. “You see, when you do this, when you kill a mosquito,” he said, clapping his hands together, “you have achieved something. You smile even though you see blood on your hands. I have gotten rid of the enemy of God, my enemy too.”
Frustration and Infiltration
Years passed. The killings continued. One day Abdulmasi returned to a church he had just bombed only to find something odd happening. Church members who had survived the attack were singing songs; and, this infuriated Abdulmasi. When he returned to the mosque, he lamented on what he had seen. “They are rejoicing.” He huffed. “They are happier.” “Why couldn’t I rid these mosquitoes from the church?” he wondered.
And, so, in frustration, he decided to use a new tactic – he would infiltrate the church as an impostor and look for ways to kill Jesus followers. The next day, he went to the church and told the pastor, “I am a Muslim, but I want to become a Christian.”
To Be Continued…
Date: 29th March 2025
Martyr: Abdulmasi
Location: Nigeria
Source: Tortured for Christ (The Voice of the Martyr)
Author: Richard Wurmbrand
Suffering Saturday 136
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