An 83-year-old Chief Imam of Nghar village,
Gashish district in Barkin Ladi Local
Government Area (LGA) of Plateau State,
Alhaji Abdullahi Abubakar, who reportedly
rescued 300 Christian indigenes of the state
on June 24 when suspected herdsmen
invaded the community and killed over 200
persons is set to be presented with a national
honour by President Muhammadu Buhari.
Governor of the state, Simon Lalongs
disclosed Buhari’s plan for Abubakar in Jos,
the state capital, on Monday, during the
opening ceremony of a three-day peace and
security conference with the theme: ‘The
resurgence of violence in Plateau State:
Towards a multi stakeholder partnership for
peace and security’, organised by the State
Peace Building Agency.
Lalong said: “The president has told me to
bring to him for a handshake, which will be
followed by a national honour. I was also
preparing what to do for this man. Although,
he is already in his old age, but God knows
why he did it at that age – for us to study
and also know how to maintain peace, not
only in Plateau State but Nigeria in general.
“What he did, not only saved the people of
Barkin Ladi LGA, not only Plateau State, but I
think the whole of this country because 300
lives is not a small number. So, Alhaji
Abdullahi Abubakar, only God will reward you
for what you have done.
“We are waiting for that process of meeting
the president for a handshake and national
honour. Having a handshake with president
at the age of 83, I think the man will be
happy, even if he is going to his grave;
something has happened in his life,” Lalong
said.
Lalong also said his administration was
committed to the implementation of the white
paper from the Berom and Fulani peace
committee.
“We believe this is also a panacea for
building inclusive peace based on the
recommendations of the conflict parties,” he
added.
He added that he also recently constituted
and inaugurated two separate committees to
work on the safe return and resettlement of
all internally displaced Persons (IDPs) to
their homes and provide for the immediate
humanitarian needs for the victims of the
crisis with the view to saving lives and
maintaining the dignity of the human person.
The people were said to be running for safety
from a neighbouring village when the Imam
hid them in his house and mosque, thereby
saving their lives.
Narrating what happened, Abubakar, who was
at the occasion said, “I hid the women in my
personal house and after that, I took the men
into the mosque and hid them there.”
Though the attackers caught up with the
Imam, forcefully demanding him to release to
them those who were Christians in the
mosque, the cleric was said to have deceived
the attackers that everyone in the mosque
was a Muslim.
Also commending the heroic actions of the
chief imam, Deputy Chief Mission and Charge
de Affaires of the US Embassy, Mr. David
Young said, “Those who work for peace do
not belong to one group or another they are
not just Muslims or Christians they are
individuals who give up their lives for
goodness and fight evil.
“This man is a challenge to all of us; think
about what you do every day, do you take
risks for peace; would you put your life on
the line to protect people from other
communities, think about what that means to
us, to your country and to our world.”
He said that the circle of violence and
attacks, reprisals and counter reprisals has
taken horrific tolls on people in this state
which has affected both Muslims and
Christians, adding that working for peace can
save lives and that is the most sacred thing
in the world.
Young also observed that the killing of
innocent people is simply not acceptable
whether in Plateau, Zamfara, Benue, Borno,
Delta or Taraba. “We must commit that this
criminals who commit this terrible act of
whatever kind must be caught and
prosecuted, we must break the circle of
impunity that fills grievances on our side and
leads to reprisal attacks”.
He also called on effective law enforcement
agents to arrest and prosecute criminal
actors that do evil, adding that it is
absolutel
An 83-year-old Chief Imam of Nghar village,
Gashish district in Barkin Ladi Local
Government Area (LGA) of Plateau State,
Alhaji Abdullahi Abubakar, who reportedly
rescued 300 Christian indigenes of the state
on June 24 when suspected herdsmen
invaded the community and killed over 200
persons is set to be presented with a national
honour by President Muhammadu Buhari.
Governor of the state, Simon Lalongs
disclosed Buhari’s plan for Abubakar in Jos,
the state capital, on Monday, during the
opening ceremony of a three-day peace and
security conference with the theme: ‘The
resurgence of violence in Plateau State:
Towards a multi stakeholder partnership for
peace and security’, organised by the State
Peace Building Agency.
Lalong said: “The president has told me to
bring to him for a handshake, which will be
followed by a national honour. I was also
preparing what to do for this man. Although,
he is already in his old age, but God knows
why he did it at that age – for us to study
and also know how to maintain peace, not
only in Plateau State but Nigeria in general.
“What he did, not only saved the people of
Barkin Ladi LGA, not only Plateau State, but I
think the whole of this country because 300
lives is not a small number. So, Alhaji
Abdullahi Abubakar, only God will reward you
for what you have done.
“We are waiting for that process of meeting
the president for a handshake and national
honour. Having a handshake with president
at the age of 83, I think the man will be
happy, even if he is going to his grave;
something has happened in his life,” Lalong
said.
Lalong also said his administration was
committed to the implementation of the white
paper from the Berom and Fulani peace
committee.
“We believe this is also a panacea for
building inclusive peace based on the
recommendations of the conflict parties,” he
added.
He added that he also recently constituted
and inaugurated two separate committees to
work on the safe return and resettlement of
all internally displaced Persons (IDPs) to
their homes and provide for the immediate
humanitarian needs for the victims of the
crisis with the view to saving lives and
maintaining the dignity of the human person.
The people were said to be running for safety
from a neighbouring village when the Imam
hid them in his house and mosque, thereby
saving their lives.
Narrating what happened, Abubakar, who was
at the occasion said, “I hid the women in my
personal house and after that, I took the men
into the mosque and hid them there.”
Though the attackers caught up with the
Imam, forcefully demanding him to release to
them those who were Christians in the
mosque, the cleric was said to have deceived
the attackers that everyone in the mosque
was a Muslim.
Also commending the heroic actions of the
chief imam, Deputy Chief Mission and Charge
de Affaires of the US Embassy, Mr. David
Young said, “Those who work for peace do
not belong to one group or another they are
not just Muslims or Christians they are
individuals who give up their lives for
goodness and fight evil.
“This man is a challenge to all of us; think
about what you do every day, do you take
risks for peace; would you put your life on
the line to protect people from other
communities, think about what that means to
us, to your country and to our world.”
He said that the circle of violence and
attacks, reprisals and counter reprisals has
taken horrific tolls on people in this state
which has affected both Muslims and
Christians, adding that working for peace can
save lives and that is the most sacred thing
in the world.
Young also observed that the killing of
innocent people is simply not acceptable
whether in Plateau, Zamfara, Benue, Borno,
Delta or Taraba. “We must commit that this
criminals who commit this terrible act of
whatever kind must be caught and
prosecuted, we must break the circle of
impunity that fills grievances on our side and
leads to reprisal attacks”.
He also called on effective law enforcement
agents to arrest and prosecute criminal
actors that do evil, adding that it is
absolutel
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