The Sultan of Sokoto and President of the Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs, NSCIA, Sa’ad Abubakar III, has announced September 12 as the Eid-el-Kabir day.

This was made known in a statement released on Saturday by Sambo Junaidu, the chairman of the advisory committee on religious affairs in the Sultanate council of Sokoto.

The statement quoted the Sultan as saying that his committee in conjunction with the national moon sighting body had received reports of a new Moon seen across the country.

The statement read: “The reports confirmed the sighting of the New Moon of Zulhijja,1437 AH, on Friday, September 2, 2016, which was the 29th day of Zulka’ada, 1437 AH.

“The Sultan and President, Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA), accepted the reports and accordingly declared Saturday, September 3, as the first day of Zulhijja, 1437 AH.

“Therefore, Monday, September 12, which will be equivalent to 10th Zulhijja, will be marked as this year’s Eid el-Kabir.”

The Sultan wished the Nigerian Muslim Ummah God’s guidance and blessings while urging them to continue to pray for the peace, progress and development of the country.