CAN Honours Late Imam Who Saved Over 200 Christians
[NigerianEye - Nigeria] - 17/01/2026
The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) has paid a heartfelt tribute to the late Imam Abubakar Abdullahi, the courageous Chief Imam of Nghar village in Plateau State, who heroically saved 262 Christians during violent communal clashes in June 2018.Imam Abubakar, who passed away on January 15, 2026, at the age of 90 (some reports say 92) following a brief illness involving heart complications, became a national and international symbol of interfaith solidarity and humanity.In a statement released on Saturday, January 17, 2026, CAN President Archbishop Daniel Okoh described the late Imam (…)
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