Adamawa cancels Sallah homage to traditional rulers due to Insecurity

The Adamawa Government has cancelled its usual Sallah homage to traditional rulers and other stakeholders in the state for this year due to insecurity and emergencies created by flooding.

The state Commissioner for Information, Mr Ahmad Sajo, said this in a statement issued in Yola.

He urged traditional rulers, prominent citizens and critical stakeholders in the state to use the Sallah period to sensitise the people on the importance of peace, unity and security.’’

The commissioner appealed to the people to also use the period to reflect on things that unite them rather than those that divide them.