Jigawa residents hold three-day prayer for rainfall

Residents of Basirka municipality successful Gwaram Local Government Area of Jigawa State person held a three-day peculiar supplication seeking divine involution for rainfall pursuing a prolonged adust spell affecting their farms.

The prayer, known arsenic Salatul Istisqa, started connected Saturday and continued done Sunday and Monday, with residents besides observing a voluntary accelerated connected Monday arsenic portion of their efforts to question divine intervention.

Hundreds of residents, including farmers, Islamic scholars, aged people, women and youths, gathered astatine the town’s Eid crushed connected Monday for the two-rak’ah peculiar supplication led by the Chief Imam of Basirka, Sheikh Sanunu Basirka.

The improvement comes amid concerns implicit shortages of rainfall successful parts of bluish Nigeria, wherever galore farmers beryllium connected rain-fed agriculture for their livelihoods.

Speaking aft the prayer, Sheikh Sanunu urged residents to question forgiveness from Allah, repent of their wrongdoings and summation acts of worship and charity.

He said the assemblage had organised the supplication for 3 conse...