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Praise God: Boko Haram Finally Releases Kidnapped Nigerian Pastor Who Refused to Convert to Islam

Will Maule : Nov 13, 2019
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"I stayed peacefully with them for up to seven months. Many times they have requested me to convert to Islam, their preachers had preached to me a lot of times but you know when you have wisdom, you relate with people in a way that would not lead to a quarrel." -Pastor Moses Oyeleke

[Faithwire.com] Nigerian Pastor Moses Oyeleke has been released after spending months in the clutches of the Islamic militant group, Boko Haram. (Image: via Nigerian Monitor)

Oyeleke was kidnapped back in April as he traveled along a road in Borno State. He was eventually freed alongside a young girl, Ndagilaya Ibrahim Umar, who attended the local Government Science Secondary School.

According to International Christian Concern, the minister was taken to Sambisa Forest, a Boko Haram stronghold, following his capture. There, he faced daily pressure to convert to Islam. Despite the group's repeated intimidation, Oyeleke refused to renounce his faith in Christ. Instead, he responded to his adversaries with unrelenting kindness... Subscribe for free to Breaking Christian News here

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