A kind-hearted and brave Muslim cleric saved about 262 persons fleeing from killer herdsmen who had invaded Nghar Yelwa village in the Barkin Ladi local government area of Plateau state.
“I hid the women in my personal house and after that, I took the men into the mosque and hid them there”, he told BBC Pidgin.
However, the attackers caught up with the Imam, forcefully demanding him to release to them those who are Christians in the mosque. But the cleric lied to the gang that everyone in the mosque were Muslims. Upon hearing this, the attackers left the Imam and went on with their killing spree elsewhere.
According to reports, the mosque is now the home and refuge of those hidden by the Imam. Other Berom natives, including some Muslims residing in Barkin Ladi who escaped the attack, ran to Nghar Yelwa for safety, which is the nearest village.
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