Katsina Insecurity: Emirate Council cancels Eid royal traditional festival

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By Faith Awa Maji, Katsina

THE Katsina Emirate Council (KEC) has announced that the usual Eid-ul-Adha royal traditional exhibition festival has been canceled due to insecurity.

A statement signed by the Emirate Assistant Secretary, Alhaji Sule Mamman Dee, said the regular Hawan Daushe, a royal exhibition of garments and regalia that features horse riding, will not hold this Sallah celebration scheduled for Saturday.

The council noted that the Eid prayers will be lead by the emir in the mosque with prayers that “all perpetrators of evil in the State and in Nigeria be exposed.”

The Emirate Press statement was written in Hausa language, reads, “The Emirate Council is informing the general public that by God’s grace, on Saturday 9th July, the Emir will lead the Eid prayers in the mosque.

“The council further asks ALL to pray to God to grant us peace and unity. Amen.”

The State has suffered series attacks by terrorist in years notable among are kidnapping, killing, sacking of many residents.