Zamfara Sponsors Clercis For Lesser Hajj To Pray For End To Banditry

Zamfara State Government on Wednesday sent 97 clerics to Saudi Arabia on Lesser Hajj to pray for an end to banditry that continues to ravage the state.

The clerics are to engage in prayer sessions in almost all strategic holy places of worship in the cities of Makkah and Madina to also restore peace in Nigeria in general, as part of efforts to diversify strategies to restore peace and security in the state.

Addressing the clerics before their departure, the state’s deputy governor, Senator Hassan Nasiha, admonished them to fervently pray for the state while in the holy land.

He expressed optimism that Allah, The Exalted, would come to their aid and end the insecurity that has prevented the state from moving forward.

Delivering a sermon at the departure, a cleric, Dr. Atiku Balarabe, briefed the pilgrims on how best to concentrate on their worship and prayers in Saudi Arabia.

He said they should constantly remember that they are representative of all citizens of the state and seek God’s intervention to bring an end to banditry and other crimes in the state.

Balarabe said they must concentrate on the prayers to meet the state’s expectations considering the trust reposed in them by millions of people of the state.

NAN had reported that last month, Zamfara distributed more than 200 Cadillac 2019 models to traditional rulers in the state.