Diyanet, a Turkish outreach foundation extended its generosity to thousands of indigent Nigerians, especially widows, orphans, and the visually impaired from January through November 2024.
Muslim News gathered that the Foundation shared hundreds of cows among beneficiaries in Nigerians on a monthly basis.
Rounding off the November distribution in Mpape, one of the largest, well populated district within the Federal Capital Territory Abuja.
The Counsellor for Religious Affairs office, Turkish Embassy, Huseyini Ortac expressed happiness for the success of the exercise.
He said, “Cow slaughtering and distribution is one of our activities. It’s a monthly sadaqat (charity) from Diyanet distributed to the needy, visually impaired and under privileged Nigerians. We shared to not less than 500 beneficiaries in each of the local government we visited for our monthly sadaqat.
“We shared 10 cows among the people of Life Camp in January, 15 cows to Tudun Nasara people in February, 15 in Maraba in March, 20 among the indigent people of Kuje in April, 20 to Gwagwalada in May, 20 to poor residents of Chachi in August, 35 cows to Kuje residents in September, 30 to Kwali people, also in September, and 20 cows to the people of Mpape in November. We’re already preparing for the December distribution, which will be carried out soon.”