Islamic group defiles Sultan’s directive, observes Eid-el-Fitr Thursday

In defiance to the directive by the Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Saad Abubaksr, who directed that Friday is the authoritative Sallah day, a Sokoto-based Islamic Scholar, Sheikh Musa Lukuwa led his followers connected Thursday successful observing Eid-el-Fitr prayers.

At his Mabera mosque, the cleric conducted the two-unit Eid supplication astatine astir 9:10 a.m, wherever helium had earlier addressed his followers aft the Sultan’s announcement that the Shawwal crescent satellite had not been sighted anyplace successful Nigeria.

He justified the determination successful a connection that was circulated connected societal media citing reports of satellite sighting successful neighbouring Niger Republic.

According to him, “Trusted contacts successful the state verified the development, prompting the radical to proceed with the Eid celebration.”

The Islamic cleric stated that Niger Republic is precise adjacent to them; that is astir 100 kilometres away, stressing that if they judge reports from cities similar Kano oregon adjacent Lagos, which are farther away, determination is nary crushed to cull confirmed sightings from a neighbouring country.

Lukuwa explained that the determination was not an enactment of disregard for the Sultan’s authorization but alternatively adherence to spiritual teachings.

He further explained that they usually travel the Sultan’s directive i...