Ilorin Emir Urges Nigerians to Adopt Measures against COVID-19

By Hammed Shittu

The Emir of Ilorin and Chairman, Kwara State Council of Chiefs, Alhaji Ibrahim Sulu-Gambari, has urged Nigerians to always adopt preventive measures and protocols of the COVID-19 pandemic in order to check the third wave of deadly virus.

Gambari stated this yesterday while delivering his Sallah message to Muslim faithful shortly after he observed the two Rakat prayers marking the end of the 2021 Ramadan fasting on the Ilorin Central Eid praying ground.

The prayer was led by the Chief Imam of Ilorin, Alhaji Muhammad Bashir Soliu.

According to the emir, “We give thanks to Almighty Allah once again for granting us the grace to observe the Ramadan fasting successfully.”

He added: “Religious misunderstandings in the state should be addressed by the two main religious leaders.

“The society had gone far enough to prevent leashing violent reactions on any matter that ought to have been settled amicably.

“The fasting has come and gone. All restraints exhibited while it lasted should continue, and the end of fasting should not be the end of personal discipline.”

The monarch further stressed that: “To those who are performing this year’s holy pilgrimage (Umrah) among us, we wish them Allah’s travelling mercies and happy return to their respective homes.

“For those who are ill in the hospital and at home, we pray Allah to heal them, and for those who died in the current year, may Allah grant them Al-janat firdaus, and give their families the courage and fortitude to bear the loss.”