Eid-el-Fitr: Shi’ite shuns Sultanate, announces today Sallah

El-Zazaki

The Islamic Movement of Nigeria (IMN) popularly known as Shi’ite has shunned the announcement by the Sultanate and the President General of the Supreme Council for IslamicAffairs (NSCIA) Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar III that the moon of Sha’awal was not sighted on Monday making Wednesday Eid-el-Fitr.

The movement in a statement signed by one Abdulmumin Giwa for Ibrahim Musa, the spokesperson of the movement announced that the “the new moon” was sighted in “several places including Fika, Birnin Kebbi and Sokoto” thereby making today Tuesday July 5th, 2016 eid-el-fitr.

The statement shared on social media reads; “Following the sighting of the new moon in several places including Fika, Birnin Kebbi and Sokoto, the representative of the Katsina Center of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria Sheikh Yaqoub Yahya Katsina has confirmed tomorrow as the 1st of Shawwal and Eid el Fitr day. This is wishing the entire Muslim Umma Happy Sallah.

Sign: Abdulmumin Giwa For Ibrahim Musa President Media Forum of IMN