Reason we celebrate Eid el-Fitri on Monday – Egba Muslim leader

The Wakeelu Muslimeen of the South-West, Edo, and Delta states, Sheikh Iskil Awwal, has explained why the congregational prayer was not observed on Sunday at the Lantoro Eid praying ground in Abeokuta.

Sheikh Awwal, who is also a leader of the Egba Muslim community, stated that Ramadan is supposed to last 30 days and not 29.

Recall that the President-General of the Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs, NSCIA, and Sultan of Sokoto, Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar III,…