Sultan of Sokoto Alhaji Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar III (4th left), Governor of Sokoto State and Mutawalle Sokoto, Alhaji Aminu Waziri Tambuwal (3rd left), Deputy Governor of Sokoto State, Alhaji Ahmed Aliyu (2nd left) and others during a Sallah parade where cultures of the land including traditional gun shots were on the display in celebrating Eid el-Fitri with their selfless monarch, held at the Arcade front of Sultan’s Palace, on Sunday 25/6/2017.
Convoy of Sultan on Eid day in Sokoto.
Hospital ambulances, staff and other professionals file past saluting Sultan Sa’ad Abubakar III celebrating Sallah.
His Eminence Sultan Abubakar III acknowledges cheers walking down from the Arcade into the Palace, accompanied by the governor of Sokoto Tambuwal during the celebration.
Sultan of Sokoto and Sarikin Musulumi of Nigeria in majestic ride, surrounded by horse riders and his people, as drove off the over 20 acres Kofar Rimi Eid Praying Ground where he worshiped with Governor of Sokoto State, Alhaji Aminu Waziri Tambuwal, other high power government functions from Abuja and Sokoto State and an estimated over one million Muslim celebrants at this this year Eid el-Fitri, on Sunday, in Sokoto.
The Sultan addressing his people who thronged the Palace’s Arcade to celebrate Sallah with him shortly after arriving from Eid on Sunday.
Fluitists, drummers and others in festive mood sing praises of the Sultan. Traditional dane-gunners shot into the air making the Sallah celebration a very explosive celebration.
