Eid-el-Fitr: Sultan asks Muslims to look out for new moon on Monday

Muhammad Abubakar, Sultan of Sokoto, has asked Muslims in the country to look out for the new moon of Shawwal 1445 AH on Monday.

In a statement issued on Sunday, Sambo Wali, chairman advisory committee on religious affairs, sultanate council, Sokoto, said anyone who sights the new moon should communicate to the appropriate authorities.

“Muslims are therefore requested to start looking for the new moon of Shawwal 1445AH on Monday and report its sighting to the nearest district or village head for onward communication to His Eminence, Alhaji Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar, CFR, mni, the Sultan of Sokoto,” the statement reads.

If the moon is sighted on Monday, it will mark the end of the month-long Ramadan fasting by the Muslim faithful in the country.

The sighting of the new moon should be reported through the following numbers for onward communication to the sultan; 08037157100, 07067416900, 08066303077, 08036149757, 0803 5965322, 08099945903.