KANGAR, March 3 (Bernama) -- Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak joined security forces and residents of Seriab, near here, to pray for the safety of Sabah due to the armed intrusion from Southern Philippines and for the security personnel on duty there.
Najib, ended his one-day working visit to Perlis, with a stop at the Seriab Mosque for solat sunat prayers with hundreds of residents and security personnel , led by Perlis Islamic Religious Affairs and Malay Customs Council (MAIPs) chief executive officer Ustaz Abdul Malik Husin.
Also present were Perlis Menteri Besar Datuk Seri Dr Md Isa Sabu, Perlis Islamic Religious Committee chairman Jafperi Othman, former Perlis Menteri Besar Datuk Seri Dr Shahidan Kassim and Perlis police chief SAC Zull Aznam Haron.
Najib spent about 20 minutes at the mosque before leaving for the Sultan Abdul Halim airport in Alor Setar, onwards to Kuala Lumpur.
During an '1M4U' gathering at the Perlis State Assembly complex square earlier, Najib urged the youths who attended the programme to pray for the security personnel who had died in the armed intrusion so far.
He said that peace must be defended and those killed in the process made the ultimate sacrifice in defending the country.
The Prime Minister had a packed schedule in Perlis since this morning, which included the Jelajah Janji Ditepati programme at Stadium Utama, Kangar, opening the Universiti Malaysia Perlis (UniMAP) campus in Pauh Putra, an audience with Raja Perlis, Tuanku Syed Sirajuddin Putra Jamalullail at Istana Arau and a youth gathering at the Perlis State Assembly complex square.
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