VIDEO: Shettima arrives Borno for Eid-el-Kabir celebration

Vice President Kashim Shettima arrived in Maiduguri, Borno State, on Tuesday ahead of the Eid-el-Kabir celebration.

The Senior Special Assistant to the Vice President on Media and Communications, Stanley Nkwocha, disclosed this in a video shared on X on Tuesday.

“Vice President Kashim Shettima has arrived in Maiduguri, Borno State, to participate in the Eid-el Kabir holidays.

“The Vice President conveys his heartfelt wishes and blessings to Nigerians celebrating the festive season,” Nkwocha wrote.

PidomNigeria reports that the Federal Government has declared Wednesday, May 27 and Thursday, May 28, 2026, as public holidays for the Eid-el-Kabir celebration amid heightened security alerts and nationwide deployments by military and law enforcement agencies to forestall possible attacks during the festivities.

Watch video below:

𝐕𝐈𝐃𝐄𝐎: 𝐒𝐡𝐞𝐭𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐚 𝐚𝐫𝐫𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐬 𝐁𝐨𝐫𝐧𝐨 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐄𝐢𝐝-𝐞𝐥-𝐊𝐚𝐛𝐢𝐫 𝐜𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐛𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧

Vice President Kashim Shettima arrived in Maiduguri, Borno State, on Tuesday ahead of the Eid-el-Kabir celebration.

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