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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