October 15 has been declared as Eid-el-Kabir by the Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar.
A statement issued in Sokoto on Sunday by Prof. Sambo Wali, the Chairman of Sokoto Sultanate Advisory Committee on Religious Affairs, stated the announcement followed the sighting of the crescent from across the country on Saturday.
“This is sequel to the declaration of Sunday, Oct. 6, 2013, as the first day of Zul-Hijja, 1434 AH, by the Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar III, “ he stated.