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Prayers
Sokoto, Oct. 26, 2016 (NAN) The Chairman of Sokoto State Zakkat and Endowment Committee, Malam Lawal Maidoki, has called on people to pray fervently to curb the menace of kidnapping in Nigeria.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), reports that Maidoki spoke in Sokoto on Wednesday while reuniting with members of his family after spending one week in kidnappers’ den in Niger State.
The cleric, who was received by hundreds of people, said, “We have been subjected to condition or situation that we are not used to.
“Although all the kidnappers are Muslim brothers, but their act is not in line with the teaching of Islam, as none of them is concerned about observing the obligatory prayers, among other acts”, he said.
He called on all Nigerians to unite in praying for the country and the kidnappers in order to repent from such deadly criminal acts.
Maidoki thanked the people of the state, the country and beyond for intense prayers for his freedom to re-unite with his family.
The state’s Commissioner for Religious Affairs, Alhaji Mani Maishunku, thanked the people and the State Government for their contribution toward the release.
The Chairman, Sokoto state House of Assembly’s Committee on Public Account and Anti-corruption, Alhaji Malami Galadanchi (APC-Sokoto North I), said the people were happy about the release.
“We prayed for this day to come and we have seen the result of our fervent prayers.”
NAN recalls that Maidoki and three members of his family were kidnapped on Oct. 19, 2016 and remained in captivity till Oct. 25. (NAN)
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