The unsung hero who rescued and hid 37 students

Ibrahim Aden Alhaji during the interview at Garissa University College on April 2, 2016 during one year anniversary after the terror attack in which 148 people mostly students were killed by Al shabaab militants. Alhaji rescued 37 students and hosted them in his house for hours until they were taken in by security officers. [PHOTO: PHILIP MUASYA / STANDARD]

As Garissa University College marked one year after the Al Shabaab attack in which 148 people were killed, Ibrahim Aden Alhaji stood out as the unsung hero of the tragic event.

Alhaji (pictured right),whose homestead is just four kilometres from the college, played good Samaritan during the heinous attack when he rescued 37 terrified students and hosted them in his house until they were rescued by security officers.