Case file · Apparition / miracle
Seydina Limamou Laye proclaims himself the Mahdi
On 24 May 1884, Limamou Thiaw, a Lebou fisherman of Yoff near Dakar, declared himself the Mahdi; his followers became the Layène brotherhood.
1884 CE · 14.76, -17.48 · status: claim
The account
Followers hold that his son Issa Rohou Laye was the return of Jesus. The Layène still gather at Yoff and Cambérène, and their founder's mausoleum faces the sea.