Nigeria’s National chapter of the Jama’atul Izalatul Bid’a Wa Iqamatus-Sunnah, JIBWIS has donated artifcial limbs to 291 persons from the North-Western states.
The limbs were presented to the elated beneficiaries at a ceremony in Birnin-Kebbi, capital of Kebbi State.
No fewer than 117 of the lucky beneficiaries were from Kebbi while the rest were from the other North-Western States.
Speaking at the event, the Special Adviser to Kebbi State Governor on Religious Affairs, Imran Ibn Usman said that the gesture was extended to the beneficiaries in collaboration with an NGO, Toleram Foundation.
Ibn Usman recalled that the combined team of JIBWIS and the Toleram Foundation had two months ago visited the states where they took the samples of the beneficiaries.
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The Kebbi State Chairman of JIBWIS, Sheikh Aliyu Ladda, extolled the tangible giant strides of the Kauran Gwandu within a short time.
According to him, the organisation is proud to be associated with Idris, saying that the gesture was part of the routine activities initiated by Abdullahi Bala Lau to alleviate the suffering of orphans and other indigent Nigerians.
The leader of the JIBWIS team, incharge of Orphans Committee, Abdullahi Diggi who is the Deputy Director Finance of National Hajj Commission, NAHCON told the Governor that since the project started three years ago, over 9,000 artificial limbs were donated free of charge by JIBWIS as part of its humanitarian activities to the less-privileged members of the society .
(Editor: Terverr Tyav)
