Reverend Ezekiel Bwede Dachomo, a renowned Christian pastor and human rights advocate in Plateau State, has recounted how he opened his home and church to Muslims seeking refuge during the 2009 crisis in northern Nigeria.
In an interview from 1:00:43 with LUCKY UDU EXPERIENCE, Reverend Dachomo shared a deeply moving account of how his family provided shelter and support to Muslim families fleeing violence. He revealed that his house was overwhelmed with displaced persons, including women and children, and that his church was used for Islamic prayers during the Sallah celebration.
The clergyman said his family had to make significant sacrifices to accommodate the influx of people, including relocating his own children to make space for the guests. He emphasized that the act was driven by compassion and a commitment to humanity, regardless of religious differences.
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“2009, come and see Muslims rushing to my house. They filled my house; we had to give them security. Come and see Muslim children sleeping on my bed. Come and see all the rooms of my children — I had to relocate my children. The women slept in my children’s room. The ones that were sick were at the parlour. I had to go and find something for them; my wife was so busy. They had to use my church to pray, they did Sallah in the church.” View, More,
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