Covid-19 : Cleric calls for continuous prayers

Prayers

By Aminu Garko

Minna, April 8, 2020 ( NAN) Dr Bashir Yankuzu, Chief Imam of Federal University of Technology Minna, Niger,  has called for continuous prayers to curb the spread of Coronavirus in the country.

Yankuzu made the call in an interview with News Agency of Nigeria ( NAN) in Minna on Wednesday.

He said seeking divine intervention would help to tackle the present health challenges threatening the survival of human existence globally.

He said the life of every citizen was precious, and that it was worth protecting by all and sundry by adhering strictly to  directives on the pandemic and praying continuously.

The cleric also urged  Nigerians to pray fervently for an end  to the pandemic, bloodshed, kidnapping, cattle rustling and banditry in the country.

He said that seeking divine intervention would enable security agencies to apprehend and prosecute all those behind insecurity in the country.

“We must obey all health instructions to curb the spread of Coronavirus, to stay alive and healthy,” he said.

Yankuzu also urged  traditional, religious leaders as well as stakeholders to mobilise Nigerians to fight the current health challenges with full commitment.

He appealed  to  wealthy Nigerians to compliment efforts of the Federal Government  to curb the spread of the Coronavirus. ( NAN)

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Edited by Chioma  Ugboma and Abdullahi Yusuf