A Muslim cleric in Plateau state reportedly hid over 200 people, including Christians, inside a mosque during the recent attack in the state. Accordin
A Muslim cleric in Plateau state reportedly hid over 200 people, including Christians, inside a mosque during the recent attack in the state. According to BBC pidgin, the religious leader, whose identity was not disclosed, saw people fleeing Birkin Ladi local government area where part of the killings took place. The cleric was said to have rendered them assistance by offering a mosque in Nghar Yelwa, his village, as a place of refuge. He hid the women in his house before taking the men to the mosque.
“I first took the women to my personal house to hide them there, then I took the men to the mosque to hide, ” the imam reportedly said.
After hiding them, some armed herdsmen reportedly approached the imam, asking him to identify the Christians among the people. He was said to have lied that they were all Muslims. According to the report, he laid on the floor, begging the armed men to leave.
Over 150 people were killed in the attack whcih took place on Saturday afternoon while houses, including churches, were torched.
