An Islamic aid group, Jama’atu Nasril Islam (JNI) in Bauchi State has reaffirmed its commitment to serve humanity irrespective of differences in religion.
This assurance was given by JNI’s national director and state chairman, Alhaji Bala Ibrahim Sani, at the 48th anniversary of the group in Bauchi yesterday.
Sani said the group was established with the sole aim of providing humanitarian service to all Nigerians.
He said members of the group have donated blood to patients in hospitals, and paid fines for some prisoners serving jail terms at various correctional centres across the state.
The Bauchi chairman added that JNI members had been visiting grave yards and rendering other humanitarian services as part of activities marking the 48th anniversary of the group in Bauchi State.
Sani said the JNI had paid substantial sums of money as fees for about 6,000 school dropouts to continue with their education in various institutions of learning in the state.
An Islamic scholar, Dr Ibrahim Adam Dasina, stressed the need for Muslims to engage in marketable ventures in order to become self-reliant and reduce over-dependence on others.
The JNI state secretary, Engr Ahmad Jumba had in his welcome address appreciated the state government and other stakeholders, as well as the media for promoting the activities of the group in the state.
However, a representative of the National Drugs Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Mr Sulaiman Labbo who also spoke at the occasion, asked the group to help track down suspected drug addicts among their members.
He similarly urged them to embark on some operations in Islamiyyah schools across the state, saying the menace has since extended from secondary schools to some Islamiyyah schools in parts of the state.
