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Faithful at Eid prayers flout COVID-19 protocols (photos)

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) issued an advisory ahead of Eid-el-Kabir amidst concern over a high risk of spread of COVID-19. The advisory…

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) issued an advisory ahead of Eid-el-Kabir amidst concern over a high risk of spread of COVID-19.

The advisory called for physical distancing, limited travel and use of face masks.

Photos from a mosque in Lagos showed enough physical distancing among worshippers.

But worshippers out for eid prayers on Tuesday morning as the eid kicked off in Mararaba, a Nasarawa town that sits on the boundary with Abuja, did not quite keep with the advisory.

Muslim faithful observe eid prayers at Zanaria Primary and Secondary School, Mararaba in Nasarawa. Photo by Ikechukwu Ibe
Muslim faithful observe eid prayers at Zanaria Primary and Secondary School, Mararaba in Nasarawa. Photo by Ikechukwu Ibe

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