Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola has declared Tuesday and Wednesday as public holidays to mark 2021 eid-el-Kabir celebration.
This was contained in a statement released to this effect by Shuaib Belgore, the permanent secretary of ministry of interior.
Aregbesola made the announcement on Thursday in Abuja.
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“I call on Muslims to continue to imbibe the spirit of love, peace, kindness and sacrifice, as exemplified by the Holy Prophet Muhammad (Peace be upon Him).
“And to also use the period to pray for peace, unity, prosperity and the stability of the country, considering the challenges of insecurity we face at the moment.
“These mainly are bandits in the North- West and North-Central, insurgents in the North- East, kidnappers, armed robbers, ethnic agitators and sundry criminals in other parts of the country.”