The Federal Government has declared Friday, 21st April and Monday, 24th April 2023 as public holidays to mark this year’s Eid-al-Fitri.
The religious holiday is celebrated by Muslims worldwide to mark the end of the month-long dawn-to-sunset fasting of Ramadan.
Eid-al-Fitr marks the end to the month long Ramadan fast, and the commencement of Shawaal, the 10th month of the Islamic lunar calendar.
In a statement by the Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Interior, Shuaib Belgore said the Minister, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola wished the Muslim faithful a happy celebration and asked them to imbibe the virtues of kindness, love, tolerance, peace, self-denial, and sacrifice.
The statement further read: “Ogbeni Aregbesola assures that President Muhammadu Buhari is fully committed to a peaceful transition of government following successful elections.
“He assures of the government’s commitment to the provision of security for the life and property of every citizen and foreigner in the country.
“The Minister commends all security agencies for the successes recorded in the fight against criminals across the country.
“He urges Nigerians to be part of the nation’s security architecture by being vigilant and reporting suspicious individuals and activities to law enforcement agencies nearest to them, noting that security is everybody’s responsibility.
“He admonishes Nigerians also to report suspicious activities and persons to the N-Alert application”.
