Imo State residents claim they opted for a low-key celebration of Eid-el-Fitr as Muslims around the world mark the holiday.
They attributed the development to the state’s pockets of insecurity and the state’s poor economic status.
In order to commemorate this year’s Eid-el-Fitr festival, the Federal Government set Friday, April 21, and Monday, April 24, as public holidays.
On behalf of the Federal Government of Nigeria, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola, Federal Minister of Interior, disclosed this to the general public.
But a cross-section of Muslims claimed they took solace in being alive even in the face of the hardship.
Life has become challenging in many areas of the state of Imo due to the insecurity brought on by the actions of unknown gunmen.