Tag: Abdullahi Abubakar
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Imam Abdullahi Abubakar: Befitting honour to a prophet at home – By Dr Ibietan
The conferment of a national honour of Member of the Order of the Federal Republic (MFR), on Imam Abdullahi Abubakar, is not just deserved, it is the finest statement President Buhari has made on religious freedom in our polity. The act also repudiates, even if momentarily, the dictum that a prophet has no honour in…
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Buhari confers Islamic hero MFR award for hiding 262 Christians in Mosque during Plateau Attacks
Imam Abdullahi Abubakar, the Islamic leader that hid over 262 Christians in his mosque from attacks in Yelwa Gindi Akwati village, in Plateau State, has been conferred the award of the Member of the Order of the Federal Republic, MFR, by President Muhammadu Buhari. Abubakar, 86, was nominated for the award for his heroic deed…