Men dressed in traditional clothes ride horses during the Durbar festival in Kano November 28, 2009. The Durbar is a traditional horse-riding festival hosted by the Emir of the northern city of Kano to mark the Eid al-Adha Muslim celebration. Groups of horsemen representing nearby villages take turns to charge towards the Emir, pausing before him to pay their respects. REUTERS/Goran Tomasevic (NIGERIA SOCIETY RELIGION IMAGES OF THE DAY)
At least 10 riders fell off their horses during Sallah durbar at Dutse emir’s palace on Friday.
Dutse is the capital of Jigawa state.
According to NAN, the incident happened during the mini durbar traditionally organised every year.
The governor receives cheers and greetings from members of the emirate council from top of the emir’s palace during the celebration.
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The riders fell while racing to greet Muhammad Badaru, governor of the state, after observing the Eid-el-Fitr prayer at the central prayer ground at about 8:30am.
However, none of them sustained injury.
At the emir’s palace, district heads take turns to greet the governor as they raced on their decorated horses, while the emir came last and exchanged greetings with his council members.
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