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Religion of Thursday, 21 May 2020

Source: www.mynigeria.com

Eid-el-Fitr: Pray at home, Jama’atu Nasril Islam tells Muslims

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As the Ramadan fasting is capped up with the Eid-el-Fitr prayers, the Jama’atu Nasril Islam has urged all Muslims in Nigeria say their prayers at home due to COVID-19.

Despite the lockdown and curfew initiated by the Federal Government, the cases of COVID-19 in the country has spiked to at least 6677 infections, according to the Nigeria Center for Disease Control.

As such, Muslims in states where the ban on religious gatherings had been lifted have been urged to follow the necessary safety measures the spread of the virus.

This was contained in a statement read by the Islamic body's Secretary-General, Khalid Abubakar Aliyu on Thursday.

The statement reads, "Eid-el-Fitr congregation in the outskirts of towns and cities should be temporarily suspended.

"That Eid-el-Fitr prayer be observed at home with family members or alone in case there isn’t anyone with him or her at home.

"However, in states where governments have reached concrete decisions to observe the ‘Eid-el-Fitr prayer, based on their medical experts' advice, strictest measures of distancing, face masks and sanitizers be taken to protect worshipers. In this case, neighbourhood mosques can be utilized if it becomes necessary."

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