Ismail Adebayo, Birnin Kebbi
Governor Abubakar Atiku Bagudu on Friday attended special prayers organized for victims of the bandit's attacks and restoration of peace in the Zuru Emirate area of kebbi State.
The Governor, accompanied by Secretary to the State Government, Babale Umar Yauri, Acting Head of Service Alhaji Sufyanu Garba Bena, Special Adviser on Security, Rtd Colonel, Garba Rabiu Kamba, Alhaji Haruna Maitandu, the overseer of Kebbi Pilgrims Welfare Agency, and some Commissioners offered two rakaats Jumuat Prayer at the Central Mosque of the 1 Battalion Dukku Barracks, Birnin Kebbi.
Bagudu after the completion of the Jumuat Prayer said he was in the Barracks to offer his condolence and at the same time take part in special prayers for victims of the bandit's attacks, the gallant soldiers, and vigilantes who lost their lives.
He sympathized with the families who lost their loved ones and those who sustained various degrees of injuries, wishing them quick recovery.
In a sober voice, Bagudu said: “We are here on a very sad note to commiserate with each other, on the challenges in the last few days among others, a number of the security personnel lost their lives. Therefore, on behalf of the Government and people of Kebbi state, we offer our condolences and pray for those who lost their lives.
"As Muslims and Christians, we all believe in destiny. The recent happenings is destined by God, we pray that God will avert future occurrence.
"We fervently pray for the repose of the souls of those that died and once again sympathized with their families. We pray for restoration of lasting peace and tranquility to Kebbi and Nigeria at large", he prayed.
He urged people to demonstrate sympathy to the families of the deceased by assisting particularly widows and orphans within their midst.
Earlier in his sermon, the Chief Imam of Dukku Barracks Central Mosque, Imam Mukhtar Muhammad offered special prayers for peace in the country as well as for all those who died in the recent bandit's attack in Kanya of Danko Wasagu Local Government Area.
The Imam asked for God's intervention to protect Nigerians and support the security agencies' triumph over the obnoxious activities of the bandits.
It will be recalled that Governor Abubakar Atiku Bagudu on Thursday called on Mosques and Churches to offer special prayers on Friday and Sunday respectively following the recent killings by bandits in part of Zuru Emirate.
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