President Muhammadu Buhari has
nominated Imam Abubakar Abdullahi to serve in the National Ulama team for Hajj
2019:
Imam Abdullahi was well
celebrated after he hid 226 christian men, women and children after they came
under attack from unknown gunmen in villages around Barkin Ladi, Plateau State
on June 23, 2018.
The Imam is currently attending a
Pre-Arafat conference in Makkah, Saudi Arabia being chaired by the chairman of
National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON), Barrister Abdullahi Mukhtar
Mohammed.
While introducing Imam Abdullahi,
the NAHCON chairman said,” Imam Abubakar was directly nominated to serve in the
National Ulama team by President Muhammadu Buhari himself who directed us to
include him in the team”.
Mr Mohammed also eulogized the
Islamic cleric for what he has done, saying, “ that is what is expected of
every true Muslim”.
Sheikh Abdullahi was reported to
have given the fleeing villagers refuge first in his home before moving them to
the Mosque.
It was also reported that while
they were in the Mosque, the attackers arrived and threatened to kill them
there.
The Imam, however, stood outside
the door confronting the attackers and pleading to them to spare the lives of
the fleeing villagers.
He even offered to exchange his
own life to spare those taking refuge in the Mosque.
Also the Commission nominated
Bashir Abdullahi, the Corporal who returned foreign currency to its owner after
he found same at the Kano Airport, as a member of its National Security Team.
The Commission Chairman, Mukhtar
Muhammad explained that the likes of Bashir should be celebrated in Nigeria to
make others follow his footsteps.
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