Eid-el-Kabir: Ram Sellers Lament Low Patronage In Jigawa

Ram sellers in Dutse, Jigawa, have decried low patronage as Eid-el Kabir celebration draws nearer. Some of the ram sellers, who spoke to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Dutse on Monday, described the situation as disturbing. Malam Haruna Ibrahim, a ram seller, said that customers only asked for the prices of the animals without buying them. Another seller, Alhaji Ishaqu Adamu, expressed the fear that he would incur loss if the situation did not change. Some window shoppers attributed the situation to lack of money. Malam Sani Shehu, a civil servant, said he had sampled the prices of the animals but had no cash to buy any for the sacrifice. Shehu said he was waiting for October salary before he could buy. Abdulmumuni Nda, another shopper, appealed to the government to pay salaries to enable Muslims to buy the sacrificial rams. NAN reports that a big size ram goes for N100,000, average size, N60,000 and a small ram N35,000. The Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar, on Sunday declared Tuesday, Oct. 15, as Eid-el-Kabir day. (NAN)