By Haruna Usman, Birnin Kebbi
As the combined team of security agencies intensified search for the abducted students of Government Girls Comprehensive Secondary School, Maga in Danko/Wasagu local government in Zuru Emirate of Kebbi State, the chairman of Zuru Emirate League of Chief Imams, Alhaji Suleiman Muhammad Tanko has directed the chief imams of the 402 Jumm’at mosques in the emirate to organise daily special prayer for God’s divine intervention in the rescue of the abducted students.
The chairman, who is also the Chief Imam of Zuru Jumm’at Central Mosque said the special prayer has become absolutely necessary in view of the unpredictable condition of the 25 abducted students and traumatic condition the parents are subjected to.
In separate letters to the Chief Imams, the chairman requested them to organise daily special prayer in addition to the normal prayers with the hope that Allah SWT will divinely intervene in ensuring the success of the rescue operation.
While commending the efforts being made by the state governor, Dr. Nasir Idris in tackling the security challenges in the state, Alhaji Suleiman appealed to the rich in the society to support Islamic schools with large number of students to ensure consistent prayers for Allah’s intervention.
The Chief Imams prayer initiative was coming at the time the Chief of Army Staff Lieutenant General Waid Shaib arrived at Maga and organised comprehensive operation strategies for the combined team of security agencies with the capacity to ensuring immediate safe rescue of the abducted students.
It could be recalled that in the early hours of Monday, some heavily armed bandits stormed the Government Girls Comprehensive Secondary School, Maga in Danko/Wasagu local government area of the state.
Meanwhile, the state Governor, Nasir Idris has restated his preparedness to continue providing all the required logistics support and care for officers and men engaged in the rescue operation and general protection of the lives and properties of the people of Kebbi State against the persistent armed banditry menace.