Residents of Basirka town in Gwaram Local Government Area of Jigawa State have held a three-day special prayer seeking divine intervention for rainfall following a prolonged dry spell affecting their farms.

The prayer, known as Salatul Istisqa, started on Saturday and continued through Sunday and Monday, with residents also observing a voluntary fast on Monday as part of their efforts to seek divine intervention.

Hundreds of residents, including farmers, Islamic scholars, elderly people, women and youths, gathered at the town’s Eid ground on Monday for the two-rak’ah special prayer led by the Chief Imam of Basirka, Sheikh Sanunu Basirka.

The development comes amid concerns over shortages of rainfall in parts of northern Nigeria, where many farmers depend on rain-fed agriculture for their livelihoods.