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American pastor offers his life for Nigerian Christian sentenced to death by hanging

An American pastor is offering to trade places with a Nigerian Christian sentenced to death by hanging for killing a Fulani herdsman during an attack on the man’s farm, pointing to Christ’s sacrifice on the cross as the reason for his actions. #Christianpersecution #Nigeria #SundayJackson

AmericanpastoroffershislifeforNigerianChristiansentencedtodeathbyhangingBySamanthaKamman,ChristianPostReporterTuesday,March18,2025PastorWilliamDevlinspeaksduringapressconferenceonAug.8,2024,atthePlateauStateHospitalinNigeriatocelebratethedeliveryofmedicalsupplies.|PhotoprovidedbyOctaneFaithAnAmericanpastorisofferinghislifeinexchangeforaNigerianChristiansentencedtodeathbyhangingforkillingaFulaniherdsmaninself-defenseduringanattackonhisfarm. PastorWilliamDevlin,themissionspastorofInfinityBibleChurchintheSouthBronx,NewYork,isspeakingoutinsupportofSundayJacksonaftertheSupremeCourtofNigeriaupheldthefarmer’sdeathsentenceonMarch7.DevlinfirstannouncedhispleawhenspeakingtoagroupofreportersinNigeriaafterthecourtmadeitsdecision.  “I