Residents of Assakio Development Area in
Lafia, Nasarawa State were thrown into confusion on Saturday following
the sudden appearance of a strange cross five feet away from a central
mosque in the community.
The mysterious sighting attracted a mammoth crowd from Assakio and its environs with many praying for forgiveness and blessings.
Our correspondent observed that the illuminated cross was projected on to the ground.
A 15 year-old-girl, Hajara Hussaini, in
an interview with SUNDAY PUNCH, said she first sighted the sign of a
cross at about 8pm on Wednesday.
Hussaini, who said she had been sent on
an errand by her parents, explained that when she saw a strange light,
she as gripped by fear and rushed back home to alert her mother, Matan
Liman.
Confirming the incident to journalists,
Matan said she had sent her daughter to visit her grandmother. The
middle-aged woman added that her daughter saw the crucifix while
returning from the errand.
The Chief Imam of Assakio Central
Mosque, Muhammed Iliyasu, who confirmed the incident, told our
correspondent that the appearance of the cross within the premises of
the mosque was a revelation from God, affirming that “Jesus is also a
prophet of God.”
Also confirming the incident to our
correspondent, Very Rev. Micheal Dogo of the Evangelical Reform Church
of Christ, Assakio, described the appearance of the cross as a sign of
reconciliation in the community.
Other eyewitnesses, who spoke to SUNDAY PUNCH at the scene of the sighting, expressed fear and bewilderment.
An Enugu State native, Grace Eze, who
resides in the Ashige area of the community, added that she got healed
after visiting the scene of the cross.
She said, “I underwent a surgery about
two years ago after which I started to experience a movement in my body.
But after praying before the cross, I got healed.”
A resident, Jonathan Amegwa, said he was overwhelmed by the appearance of the cross in the mosque.
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