EID-IL-FITR CELEBRATION, SULTAN OF SOKOTO GIVES DIRECTIVES

The Sultan of Sokoto and the President General of Jama'atul Nasril Islam ((JNI), Alhaji Sa'ad Abubakar has directed all Muslims to suspend Eid congregational prayers to keep in line with COVID19 rules. This was contained in the Twitter handle of Mallam Garba Shehu, Senior Special Assistant, Media and Publicity to President Muhammadu Buhari. The tweet reads, "This is also in line with the directive of the Sultan of Sokoto & President General of the Jama’atu Nasril Islam (JNI), Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar III suspending Eid congregational prayers across the country as well as the protocol against mass gathering issued by the PTF on COVID-19. Also, he had this on his post, "With the #Eid-el-Fitr celebrations around the corner and the month-long Ramadan fast coming to an end, President Muhammadu Buhari will be conducting his Eid prayers with his family at home." "This is in observance of the lockdown measures in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, put in place “to save lives and protect people from all dangers.” He wrote.