JIBWIS Donates Artificial Limbs to 291 Persons in North-West

By Umar Faruk Birnin Kebbl 

The National chapter of the Jama'atul Izalatul Bid'a Wa Iqamatus-Sunnah (JIBWIS) has donated artificial limbs to 291 persons from the North-Western States. The limbs were presented to the beneficiaries at a ceremony in Birnin Kebbi, the Kebbi State capital, on Friday.

No fewer than 117 of the beneficiaries were from Kebbi, while the rest were from other North-Western States. The Special Adviser to the State Governor on Religious Affairs, Engineer Imran Ibn Usman, stated that the gesture was extended to the beneficiaries in collaboration with an NGO, Toleram Foundation.

According to Ibn Usman, all NGOs now prefer to conduct their activities in Kebbi State due to the humility and philanthropy of Governor Nasir Idris, Kauran Gwandu. He recalled that the combined team of JIBWIS and the Toleram Foundation had visited the states two months ago to take samples of the beneficiaries.

The Kebbi State Chairman of JIBWIS, Sheikh Aliyu Ladda, praised the governor's giant strides in the state. He disclosed plans by JIBWIS to establish a School of Health Technology in Kebbi State, among other ongoing projects.

Mallam Abdullahi A.B.Diggi, the leader of the JIBWIS team in charge of the Orphans Committee, stated that over 9,000 artificial limbs had been donated free of charge by JIBWIS since the project started three years ago. This year, 291 persons from the North-Western States benefited, with 117 beneficiaries from Kebbi State.

Responding, Governor Nasir Idris commended JIBWIS for extending its support to the beneficiaries and acknowledged the efforts of Dr. Abdullahi Bala Lau to alleviate the suffering of orphans and vulnerable members of the Muslim Ummah. The governor promised to seek more slots for the gesture and vowed to continue supporting the growth and development of Islam in the state.