Pastor Bail Muslims Out of Jail So They Could Be With Family during Ramadan

On Sunday, a Christian cleric, Father Yohanna Buro was given an award for helping to bail some Muslims out of jail so they could spend Ramadan at home.

Father Yohanna who heads the Christ Evangelical and Intercessory Fellowship Ministeries, and a group of volunteers helped to secure the release of 30 Muslim men and women from some prisons in Kaduna state. The prisoners were serving jail terms because they had been unable to pay for their bail.

The cleric stated that the gesture is to promote peace, "I have sought the release of my Muslim brothers, so they can fast and pray to God that peace will prevail in our country," he said.

According to Deutsche Welle, the Muslim Media Organization arranged a meeting of 

representatives of all main Muslim organizations so that Father Buro could personally receive an award for what he had done.

Meanwhile, Sheikh Salihu Mai Barota, one of Kaduna's leading Muslim clerics while addressing the released persons said Father Buro's actions should be an example to all religious leaders and rulers.

"They were all surprised that it was a Christian priest who secured the Muslims' release," he said.