US confers Religious Freedom Award on Plateau imam who saved 200 Christians from insurgents

File copy: VP Osinbajo, met with Imam Abdullahi Abubakar; his Deputy, Imam Umar Abdullahi; Village head, Damafulul Mangai of Nghar Yelwa Village, Plateau state, & members of the Diplomatic corp led by US Ambassador, Mr. Stuart Symington & US Dep. chief of mission, David Young in Abuja. Source: Twitter

83-year-old Imam Abubakar Abdullahi, who hid 200 Christians from suspected bandits in Barkin Ladi Local Government Area of Plateau State has been announced as one of the recipients of the 2019 US International Religious Freedom Award.Abdullahi would be receiving the award along with others from Cyprus, Sudan, Brazil and Iraq.

Part of the statement read, ” Imam Abdullai selflessly risked his own life to save members of another religious community, who would have likely been killed without his intervention. On June 23, 2018, ethnic Fulani herdsmen, who are predominantly Muslim, launched coordinated attacks on 10 villages in Barkin Ladi, killing hundreds of ethnic Berom farmers, who are predominantly Christian.As Imam Abdullahi was finishing midday prayers, he and his congregation heard gunshots and went outside to see members of the town’s Christian community fleeing.

Although the gunmen killed 84 people in Nghar village that day, Imam Abdullahi’s actions saved the lives of hundreds more.”Imam Abdullahi’s courage in the face of imminent danger and his history of outreach across religious divides demonstrates his lifelong commitment to promoting interfaith understanding and peace,” the statement added.

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