Daily Trust

CAN, NIREC felicitate­s with Nigerian Muslims

- By Abbas Jimoh

The Nigerian Inter-Religious Council (NIREC) under the leadership of the cochairmen,

Alhaji Muhammadu Sa’ad Abubakar, the Sultan of Sokoto and President General of the Nigeria Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA); and Dr Samson Ayokunle, the President of the Christian Associatio­n of Nigeria (CAN) has felicitate­d with the nation’s Muslims on the occasion of the Eidel-Kabir celebratio­n.

The NIREC Executive Secretary, Prof. Cornelius Afebu Omonokhua, in a statement on Monday, said the council prayed that the occasion would be used for sober reflection.

Also, the Christian Associatio­n of Nigeria (CAN) has rejoiced with the leadership of the Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA) and Muslim faithful as they celebrate this year’s Eid-el-Kabir festival.

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