By Khalid Idris Doya
Mu’assatush Shuhada under the leadership of Shaikh Ibrahim Zakzaky had organised a one day symposium honouring martyrs, their sons and parents who lost their lives to an engineered massacre committed against members of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria by the Nigerian soldiers.
The parents were honoured in the most spectacular manner after which a befitting farewell was given to the brave martyrs who emanated from Ja’afarul Dayyar Zone, which include Bauchi, Gombe, Taraba, Adamawa. The symposium took place in Filiin Idi at Gombe state on 4/5/2016..
The programme kickstarted at 10 o’clock am. After an opening prayer and Quran recitation, the purpose of the programme was read out by Sama’ila Abba, Shaikh Abdulhamid Bello his the guest speaker. Malam Abdurrahaman Yola his the second speaker
At the end, various types of gifts were delivered to sons and parents of the martyrs who lost their lives to the tragedy after which an interesting parade of honour was given to the martyrs. The participants also reiterated their commitment to follow their leader at all cost.
The symposium was attended by hundreds of people, some of whom were survivors who sustained gunshots from the massacre.