Abu Bakr Abdullah, the imam of a mosque in a Nigerian village, who became famous in international circles, and people nicknamed him "the noble imam" after saving hundreds of Christians, is coming to Saudi Arabia these days as a guest of the custodian of the Two Holy Mosques for Hajj, Umrah and visitation.
Abu Bakr Abdullah, from the headquarters of the custodian of the Two Holy Mosques Program for Hajj, Umrah and visitation, which is supervised by the Ministry of Islamic affairs, advocacy and guidance, expressed his overwhelming happiness to join the program to perform Hajj rituals with his son, and also extended his thanks to the custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud and His Royal Highness Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, Crown Prince and Prime Minister.
Nigerian Imam Abubakar Abdullah made his name on the international scene after risking his life to save hundreds of Christians fleeing from farmers ' attacks in ten villages in the Parkin Ladi area of Plateau State in 2018, where he admitted them to the mosque and protected them from farmers.
Abu Bakr also won the peace promotion shield, within the activities of the sixth forum of the forum for the promotion of peace in Abu Dhabi, and the US State Department awarded him the International Religious Freedoms Award for the year 2019.