Governor Of Borno State Goes Spiritual, Engages 30 Spiritualists In Saudi Over Boko Haram Attacks in The State
Gov. Babagana Zulum of Borno state, Goes Spiritual, Engages 30 ‘Prayer Warriors’ In Saudi Over Boko Haram Attacks Borno Governor Goes Spiritual, Engages 30 ‘Prayer Warriors’ In Saudi Over Boko Haram Attacks
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| Governor Babagana Umara Zulum Goes Spiritual Over Boko Haram Attacks In The State. [photoCredit: Aljazirahnews.com] |
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Maiduguri Borno state governor, Babagana Zulum has engaged 30 spiritualists over unending Boko Haram insurgency in his state.
In a statement signed and issued by his spokesman, Isa Gusau which was made available to newsmen in Maiduguri over the weekend revealed that the government engaged the 30 prayer warriors in Saudi Arabia to intercede for the state affected by a decade of Boko Haram insurgents activities.
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According to the statement, Gov Zulum has entered an arrangement with 30 residents of Makkah who will on a permanent basis, offer daily ‘Dawaf’ (circumambulation of the holy Ka’aba ) offer prayers for the return and sustenance of peace in Borno State and the rest of Nigeria,” Gusau said.
The statement did not indicate whether or not the prayer agreement involves any financial commitment.
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No further details were also provided on the scope of the accord.
However, the 30 persons engaged in the prayer hail from some northern states including Borno, Katsina, Kano and Zamfara.
They have for tens of years devoted themselves to spending hours at the Ka’aba every day for the purpose of worship.
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Gasau added that there is an old man amongst them is said to have remained a Ka’aba devotee in the last 40 years,” he said.
Ka’aba is believed to be Islam’s holiest area located inside the grand Al-Haram mosque in Makkah, Gusau explained.
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He said the engagement of the spiritualists was a “critical move aimed to combine different approaches that include sustained support for the Nigerian Armed forces.”
Boko Haram has stepped up attacks on military forces and vulnerable communities in Borno in recent times, pushing further a decade of the violence in the northeast zone, particularly in the Borno state.
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Aljazirahnews.com
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