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    BBC News Africa‏Verified account @BBCAfrica Jul 1

    When an imam saw hundreds of desperate, frightened Christian families running into his village in Nigeria's Plateau state, he decided to risk his life to save them from their Muslim attackershttps://bbc.in/2KpllTy 

    4:43 AM - 1 Jul 2018
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    49 replies 481 retweets 616 likes
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      2. Desmond Atem, BSN, RN ↗️‏ @RealDesmondAtem Jul 1
        Replying to @BBCAfrica

        He deserves a Nobel award!

        2 replies 5 retweets 12 likes
      3. Constant08‏ @Constant083 Jul 1
        Replying to @RealDesmondAtem @BBCAfrica

        Sure he does deserve it. May Almighty God bless Him and his family. And may this action be the beginning of more others. May God bless Nigeria and protect this big country

        0 replies 3 retweets 8 likes
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      2. Abdul Ade‏ @abdullalah Jul 1
        Replying to @BBCAfrica

        This is the type of news that should be trending in Nigeria but our quack journalists and subjective Nigerians won't see the news...

        3 replies 3 retweets 15 likes
      3.  ▫️Eddie‏ @sir_e3 Jul 1
        Replying to @abdullalah @BBCAfrica

        If I understand you - An imam saving the life of few people should be a more trending news than the killing of hundreds of people? Coming from an Abdul, it sounds more like saying 300 cows equal 300 humman lives!

        1 reply 2 retweets 17 likes
      4. Abba Hukuma™‏ @Hukuma1 Jul 1
        Replying to @sir_e3 @er_official and

        He is referring to the kind of trending journalism that can raise another calamity not the killing. U Mr. Manipulator

        1 reply 0 retweets 1 like
      5. Abdul Ade‏ @abdullalah Jul 1
        Replying to @Hukuma1 @er_official @BBCAfrica

        @ER_Official, who did this to you? Learn to comprehend simple sentence please...

        1 reply 0 retweets 1 like
      6.  ▫️Eddie‏ @sir_e3 Jul 2
        Replying to @abdullalah @Hukuma1 @BBCAfrica

        pic.twitter.com/Nym91qQWCv

        0 replies 0 retweets 0 likes
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      1. Gem Omojuwa‏ @omojuwagem Jul 1
        Replying to @BBCAfrica

        He deserves accolades... Nigerian media do not have time for this kind of news. Theirs is just to gossip

        0 replies 4 retweets 9 likes
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      1. lummysun‏ @lummysun Jul 1
        Replying to @BBCAfrica

        This tells us that we shouldn’t be in a hurry to castigate when crisis erupts. Our media don’t help most times,lazy,hearsay and politically motivated journalism is the bane of our society.

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      2. Ikechukwu Enyiagu‏ @FireOrdained Jul 1
        Replying to @BBCAfrica

        He saved his soul with that singular act. It takes the Spirit of God to stir a man to such height of love.

        1 reply 3 retweets 15 likes
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      2. Mubin Shaikh‏ @MrMubinShaikh Jul 1
        Replying to @BBCAfrica @mfraserrahim

        This is because Christians & Muslims face a common foe in the AntichristArmy, who comes in the form of ISIS, BokoHaram, etc.

        2 replies 1 retweet 2 likes
      3. MuhammadFraser-Rahim‏ @mfraserrahim Jul 1
        Replying to @MrMubinShaikh @BBCAfrica

        Precisely. The battlefield on the continent is both ripe for prevention and ways to combat the threat.

        0 replies 1 retweet 1 like
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      1. #TooBlessed‏ @Nelly21417 Jul 1
        Replying to @BBCAfrica

        God bless this Imam. But his life is no longer safe. They will return to kill him. That is how evil they are.

        0 replies 4 retweets 2 likes
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      1. Kamya Samuel‏ @KamyaSamuel Jul 1
        Replying to @BBCAfrica

        then someone begins selling you the idea of giving up your right to self defense. to what end? that they may throw you into a mass grave. carrying an arm to defend oneself is a human right.

        0 replies 1 retweet 6 likes
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      2. Atikulate Pa Amajama‏ @PAAmajama Jul 1
        Replying to @BBCAfrica

        I Thought You People At BBC Said It Was A Clash?

        1 reply 3 retweets 1 like
      3. Prince MARA‏ @prince_mara Jul 1
        Replying to @PAAmajama @BBCAfrica

        The BBC loves to misinform their viewers about African issues , therefore they contradict their own stories sometimes

        0 replies 1 retweet 0 likes
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      1. ALLEN CHUKWUHDI‏ @AllenCDawson Jul 1
        Replying to @BBCAfrica

        Why are we fighting and killing over other peoples religions?

        0 replies 2 retweets 2 likes
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      1. uncle_obi‏ @Uncu_obi Jul 1
        Replying to @BBCAfrica

        This story goes on to prove one thing. "Christians are being target because of their religion." Its then safe to say that, if you are a muslim you are safe. If you are a christian you are not safe. Genocide!!!

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      1. Okey‏ @Okeydum Jul 1
        Replying to @BBCAfrica

        It can only be love .putting your life on the line for others

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