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Boko Haram: Adamawa Budgets N200 Million For Prayer Warriors, Vigilantes

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As the Muhammadu Buhari led federal government is yet to find solution to escalating insurgency in the North Eastern Nigeria, the Adamawa State Government on Friday announced that it had earmarked N200 million to engage prayer warriors to seek divine intervention toward ending the state’s lingering security challenges.

Abdurahman Jimeta, the Chief of Staff to the Adamawa governor disclosed this in media chat aired on the Adamawa State Television, which was monitored by the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Yola.

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Jimeta explained that the money was sourced from the state and local governments joint account.

“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,” Jimeta said.

He said that part of that money, which would be spent as security votes, would go into assisting local vigilance teams and security operatives.

On agriculture, NAN reports, he explained that the state government had ordered fertilisers worth over N3 billion for the 2015 farming season.

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He called for massive support toward the success of government efforts for a peaceful and stable Adamawa, adding that not much could be achieved in an atmosphere of chaos.

TheStreetReporters.com recall Adamawa is one of the three northern states most ravaged by the Boko Haram insurgency, which has caused the death of about 20,000 people since 2009.

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