By Murtala Muhammad
Wunti Alkhair Foundation has commenced a two-day training for 130 members of Islamic Aid Groups across the twenty local government areas of Bauchi State, aimed at equipping them with new knowledge and innovation to manage and control crowd during the upcoming Sallah celebration.
Speaking to journalists at the opening of the training, a Communication Specialist with the Foundation, Isyaka Isma’il Wunti said the organisation has been conducting this kind of programme for a decade, engaging First Aid Groups across state, especially during festivities.
Isyaka Wunti said in this year’s event, technology was introduced to ensure safety of worshipers and global best practice of controlling and managing crowd, through exposing the participants on the use of Artificial Intelligence, AI.
He said the participants were selected to from the various First Aid Groups, to include Jama’atil Nasrul Islam, JNI, Jama’atu Izalatil Bidi’ah Wa Iqamatus Sunnah, JIBWIS, Riyala among others, aimed at ensuring seamless Sallah and Durbar celebrations across the state.
Also speaking, the State Team Leader of the JNI, Alhaji Bala Ibrahim Sani who said training was key in every human endeavour, emphasised that consistent knowledge sharing and update should be in the watchword of every kind of development.
Alhaji Bala Sani appreciated the foundation for its consistency over the decade and called for sustained collaboration for the overall development of the state.
Speaking, the District Head of Bauchi, Alhaji Habibu Adamu Jumba, commended Alhaji Bala Wunti for the humanitarian the interventions he has been rendering through the foundation across the twenty local government areas of the state.
Each participant received a 25 kilograms bag of rice together with a woman’s wrapper or shadda fabric provided free by the foundation, with a call on the beneficiaries to judiciously utilise the items.