NAN-H-56
Grains
By Muhammad Nasir Bashir
Dutse, Dec. 1, 2016 (NAN) The Kazaure Emirate Council in Jigawa has distributed grains worth over N5.2 million as Zakat (alms) to 2,041 less privileged people in the area.
The emirate’s spokesman, Malam Gambo Garba, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Thursday in Dutse that the grains were distributed to families in Maraganta village in Gwiwa Local Government Area.
He said that the Emir of Kazaure, Alhaji Najib Hussaini, was represented by the Makama of Kazaure, Alhaji Umar Adamu at the occasion.
The emir in his address read by Adamu reaffirmed the commitment of the emirate council toward the propagation of Islam to reduce poverty in the emirate.
The emir urged wealthy persons to always support the vulnerable and the less privileged in the society to reduce poverty in the area.
He commended individuals who voluntarily gave out alms in support of the needy.
The spokesman said that the emir also commended the village and ward heads that did extremely well in the collection of Zakkat in their domains. (NAN)
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Edited by Halima Sheji, Peter Dada