The Adamawa state government has budgeted N200 million to contract prayer warriors who will pray against Boko Haram attacks in the state. Adamawa has been one of the states worse hit since the Boko Haram mayhem began.
Announcing this on the state owned TV station, Adamawa state Television, the Chief of Staff to the state governor, Abdurahman Jimeta, said part of the money will be used to assist & cater for members of the state vigilante group. Read statement below...
"We have earmarked N200 million for prayers to seek for Allah’s intervention in tackling the Boko Haram menace and other insecurity challenges threatening the stability of the state,” he saidBarely 24hours after the announcement yesterday, the spokesman comes to retract statement, sayingthat the money is for 'strengthen existing community surveillance and intelligence gathering to check mate the operations of the insurgents.'
"One of the challenges inherited by the Government on assumption of office is the menace of Boko Haram insurgency. And as a serious and responsive government it deemed it fit to tackle it head on by evolving new security measures and sustaining the existing ones aimed at curbing the menace thereby enhancing security of lives and properties.
The correct position of the matter is that government had evolved a community mobilisation process intended to enhance peace and security in the state." - Chief Press Secretary to the governor, Mathias Yohanna said (Vanguard)
See backlash on Nigerian twitter when they got news of the report....
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