The Federal Government has declared Monday,12th September, and Tuesday 13th September, 2016 as public holidays.
According to a stament by the internal affairs ministry, the holiday is to mark Sallah.
The statement urged Nigerians to celebrate Sallah peacefully.
In a related development, the scheduled Gubernatorial elections in Edo state this Saturday may be cancelled. This followed appeal by security operatives to INEC that an attack may be planned around this sallah period.
In a press conference in Abuja the police public Relations officer, Don Awunah who spoke on behalf of other security outfits expressed fear of a possible attack during sallah and called on INEC to postponed the elections.radionnigeria.com
According to a stament by the internal affairs ministry, the holiday is to mark Sallah.
The statement urged Nigerians to celebrate Sallah peacefully.
In a related development, the scheduled Gubernatorial elections in Edo state this Saturday may be cancelled. This followed appeal by security operatives to INEC that an attack may be planned around this sallah period.
In a press conference in Abuja the police public Relations officer, Don Awunah who spoke on behalf of other security outfits expressed fear of a possible attack during sallah and called on INEC to postponed the elections.radionnigeria.com
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