The Federal Government has declared Tuesday and Wednesday as public holiday to mark this year’s Eid-el-Kabir celebration.

The Minister of Interior, Mr. Rauf Aregbesola, also urged Muslims to use the period to pray for peace, unity, prosperity and the stability of the country.

This was contained in a statement by the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Interior, Dr. Shuaib Belgore.

The Minister assured Nigerians that the regime of President Muhammadu Buhari was committed to the security of lives and property of every Nigerian, empowering the citizens for successful living, providing social investments programmes and adequate security in the schools, especially with the spate of innocent school children being targets of kidnapping.”