For the first time in several years, the Eid-el-Kabir was celebrated without any major security breach in Yobe State this year, although many residents had to trek long distance to the prayer grounds.
Governor Kashim Shettima of Borno State joined thousands of other Muslim faithful to pray in Konduga, a town recently reclaimed from Boko Haram terrorists. Konduga is 40 kilometres southeast of Maiduguri.
Inspector-General of Police, IGP, Ibrahim Idris, has assured Nigerians of adequate security during the Eid-el-Kabir celebration scheduled to hold on September 12 just as he ordered deployment of policemen to vulnerable communities and spots.
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.
