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Sallah: President Buhari To Mark Eid Prayers At Home 

President Buhari will not be receiving visitors at home during the Eid-El-Kabir celebrations

 

President Muhammad Buhari will observe the Eid El-Kabir Prayers with his family at home, a statement by his Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Mr Garba Shehu said.

It would be the second Eid prayer that the President would be marking at home with his family since the COVID-19 pandemic disrupted life, infecting millions across the world and thousands in Nigeria.

Just over two months ago, the President had observed the Eid prayers for Eid El-Fitr at home in line with advice from the Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs and the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19.

“In wishing all Muslims a safe and happy Eid, the President reiterated the protocols as issued by the PTF that large gatherings, as much as possible, should be discouraged,” Mr Shehu’s statement read in part.

“Where small groups choose to hold the Eid together, face masks are absolutely necessary, as is social distancing. Advisedly, such prayers should hold outdoors and worshippers are encouraged to bring their own prayer mats.”

Also, as part of efforts to stop the spread of the pandemic and flatten the curve, the President would not be receiving visitors on Sallah homages.

He urged Nigerians to observe COVID-19 protocols as the mark the occasion.

Nigeria confirmed its first COVID-19 case on February 27. Since then, the pandemic has spread to all states and the Federal Capital Territory Abuja.

 

Nigeria currently has 41,804 confirmed cases of COVID-19, according to the nation’s top disease control agency – the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control.

18,764 of those infected have recovered while 868 of them have died.

Lagos, with 18,848 cases is the epicentre of the pandemic in Nigeria, accounting for 45 percent of the country’s total infections.

 

Confirmed Cases by State

States Affected No. of Cases (Lab Confirmed) No. of Cases (on admission) No. Discharged No. of Deaths
Lagos 14,848 12,527 2,129 192
FCT 3,560 2,442 1,077 41
Oyo 2,668 1,454 1,187 27
Edo 2,212 549 1,584 79
Rivers 1,691 266 1,373 52
Kano 1,566 247 1,266 53
Delta 1,483 184 1,257 42
Kaduna 1,390 310 1,068 12
Ogun 1,326 235 1,068 23
Ondo 1,108 538 548 22
Plateau 1,016 528 469 19
Ebonyi 776 156 596 24
Enugu 769 326 425 18
Kwara 749 522 211 16
Katsina 742 262 457 23
Borno 612 16 561 35
Gombe 607 63 521 23
Abia 545 114 426 5
Bauchi 539 8 518 13
Osun 500 269 220 11
Imo 466 340 117 9
Benue 346 282 58 6
Bayelsa 327 42 264 21
Jigawa 322 3 308 11
Nasarawa 310 79 223 8
Niger 224 79 133 12
Akwa Ibom 221 93 121 7
Sokoto 153 0 137 16
Adamawa 140 46 85 9
Anambra 132 45 75 12
Ekiti 124 67 55 2
Kebbi 90 4 79 7
Zamfara 77 1 71 5
Yobe 66 4 54 8
Taraba 54 43 11 0
Cross River 40 28 9 3
Kogi 5 0 3 2
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