Eid-El-Fitri - Offa Residents Celebrate Low Key, Avoid Praying Grounds

Date: 2020-05-25

Residents of Offa in Ilorin are having a low key Eid-el Fitri celebration to mark the end of the Ramadan as they desert praying grounds due to the coronavirus pandemic.

A correspondent of the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), who went round the town on Sunday observed that the bubbling and fanfare that usually characterise the Eid-el Fitri celebration were absent.

The praying grounds that were normally besieged by residents to observe the two "rakah" or voluntary prayers were under lock and key as there was no sign of worshippers.

NAN reports that there are seven Eid praying grounds apart from the major praying ground attended by the Chief Imam of Offa and Olofa of Offa. All were deserted.

People were, however, seen going about their daily activities with few people wearing face masks as directed by the state government.

Some of the residents, who spoke with NAN, said that the singular act of not observing congregational Eid prayer had made the celebration short of its usual euphoria.

Taiwo Adeniran said that he had never witnessed a low key Sallah of this nature since he was born.

He said that he found it difficult to believe that there would be Sallah with no congregational Eid prayers.

Mariam Asekun said though she was thankful for the gift of life although "this is an abnormal Eid celebration".

"I have been answering questions from my kids as to why we will observe Eid prayers at home as against the normal practice of congregating.

"I just pray there is an end to this before Eid-l Kabir celebration," Mrs Asekun said.

On her part, Fatima Olagoke said the low key celebration saved her the cost of buying Sallah clothes for her kids since there were no congregational Eid prayers.

NAN reports that the state government had eased lockdown in the state but banned all forms of religious or social gathering to control the spread of the pandemic

According to the state government, as at 11 p.m. on May 23, Kwara has 45 active cases, 34 discharged and one death from COVID-19. (NAN)

 

Cloud Tag: What's trending

Click on a word/phrase to read more about it.

Agboola Babatunde     Mope Dasuki Belgore     Photo News     Paul Odama     International Public Sector Accounting Standards     Ahman Patigi     Chief Imam Of Omu-Aran     Sulyman Abdulkareem     Abdulmajeed Wahab     Saudat Abdulbaqi     Moji Makanjuola     Jaiz Bank     Sai Kayi     ARMTI     Yahaya Abdulkareem Babaita     Metro Park     Ibrahim Abdullahi     Madawaki     Federal Polytechnic Offa     Rasaq Jimoh     Tayo Awodiji     Bolaji Gambari     Muslimah Entrepreneurship Forum     Afolasade Opeyemi Kemi     Talaka Parapo     Yemi Sanni     Valsolar     Eruku     Sardauna Of Ilorin     Dauda Adeniran Adeshola     Bello John Olanrewaju     Dan Iya     Imam Gambari     Sulaiman Gado     Ibrahim Issa Jetti     NIRSAL     Aro Yahaya     Amuda Musbau     Elewu     Saka Adeyemo     High Court     Samuel Olusegun Adedayo     KSIRS     Rotimi Atere     Afonja Descendants Union     Ladi Hassan     Saka Onimago     Balogun Ajikobi     Toyin Abdullahi     Sheriff Olanrewaju     Okin High School     Saidu Yaro Musa     Air Peace     Christopher Ayeni     Sidikat Alaya     Oniyangi Kunle Sulaiman     Special Adviser On Digital Innovation     Convocation Ceremonies     Waziri Yakubu Gobir     Victor Gbenga Yusuf     Towoju     Abdulrahman Abdulrazak     Agbarere     Marufat Oladosu     Oluwarotimi Boluwatife Adenike     Pategi     Makama Of Kaiama     Ekiti     Oko-Erin     IYA YUSUF     Oba Of Jebba     PPS     Idofin     Towobola Abdulrahman Toyin     Isapa     SSUCOEN     Kwara TV    

Cloud Tag: What's trending

Click on a word/phrase to read more about it.

Ganmo Electricity Sub-Station     Ibrahim Oniye     TESCOM     Kamaldeen Kehinde     Kehinde Boyede     Tosin Saraki     Abdulganiy Abimbola Abdussalam     Ilorin Talaka Parapo (ITP)     Abdulrahman Abdullahi Kayode     Lola Olabayo     Abdullahi AbdulMajeed     UNILORIN Alumni Association     Ibrahim Abdullahi     ASMAU PLAZA     Radio SBS     Abdulfatah Ahmed     Ministry Of Women Affairs And Social Development     Salaudeen Oyewale     Muslim Cementary     Shonga Farm Project     Ajayi Okasanmi     Raymond Olaitan     Kale Ayo     Ayinde Oki     AbdulHamid Adi     Abubakar Usman Jos     Siddiq Adebayo Idowu Salawu     Garba Idris Ajia     Quranic Recitation Competition     Zulu Gambari     Oye Tinuoye     Katibi Ibraheem Adeola     Saduki Lafiagi     Muritala Awodun     Oro Grammar School Old Students Association     Mope Dasuki Belgore     Kayode Oyin Zubair     Ayo Salami     Kayode Zubair     Oke-Ode     Jumoke Monsura Gafar     NFAI     Sodiya     Jeunkunu-Malete-Bani     Dele Momodu     George Funsho Adebayo     Saadu Yusuf     Abdul-Rahoof Bello     Kulende     Ogidi-Oloje     Aisha Abodunrin Ibrahim     Shero     Sai Kayi     KWSIEC     Samuel Elizabeth Keatswa     Oke-Ero     Popo-Igbonna     Mohammed Khadijat Kubura     Azeez Bello     Amasa     Albert Ogunsola     Folaranmi Aro     Olaiya Lawal     KW-GIS     Ibrahim Issa Jetti     Olosi Of Osi     Olayinka Oladapo Jogunola     March 28     Sabo-Oke     Niyi Ogundiran     Raliat Islamic Foundation     Olayinka Jelili Yusuf     Mahmud Durosinlohun Atiku     Kolawole Bashirat     Garuba Alikinla Shittu     Kwara Politics     Abdullah Janet Amudat