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Zakkat
By Muhammad Nasir Bashir
Dutse, Jan. 5, 2018 (NAN) Kazaure Emirate Council, Jigawa, on Friday said it had distributed grain worth N12 million as Zakkat (alms) to 5,538 families in the area.
Malam Gambo Garba, the spokesperson of the emirate, disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Dutse.
Garba said the grain was distributed to deserving families in three districts of the emirate.
He commended those who voluntarily gave out alms in support of the needy and reaffirmed the commitment of the emirate towards uplifting the living standard of the people of the area.
Garba urged wealthy people in the area to support the vulnerable and less privileged in the society to reduce poverty in emirate. (NAN)
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