Abubakar issued the directive on Saturday, in a statement signed by Prof. Sambo Junaidu, Chairman, Advisory Committee on Religious Affairs, Sultanate Council, Sokoto.
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The police have said that the ban on ‘Ashura’ procession only applies to members of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria and no other Muslims observing the day.
The Muslim Rights Concern has called on the Federal Government to declare September 11, 2018 as a public holiday in recognition of the first day of the Islamic calendar for the year 1440 AH, that 1st Muharram, 1440 After Hijrah).
The declaration was contained in a statement issued on his behalf in Sokoto on Sunday by Prof. Sambo Junaidu, the Chairman of the Advisory Committee on Religious Affairs, Sultanate Council, Sokoto