SULTAN OF SOKOTO LAMENTS THE SPATE OF KILLING IN THE NORTH

The Sultan of sokoto laments the spate of killing in the northern part of Nigeria and frivolously shows his concern on the continuous destruction of life's and properties.

The sultan, noted that bandits were holding the region, especially North West, into ransom, he expressed concerned that most of the killings were not being reported thus covering up more than half of the incidence in the region.

He made this known at the opening ceremony of the fourth quarterly meeting of the Nigeria Inter-Religious Council (NIREC), he accused the elite for being responsible for the unending security challenges.

In his words; “We need to sit down and talk about ourselves. We need to come up with possible solutions to the problems of Nigeria, particularly as regards rising insecurity. In this room, we are the minority, we are the elites and the elites are the problems of this country because we always want things to go our way.”

The Sultan lamented that terrorists unleash terror on communities and kill people on a daily basis in the north “freely” and should be stopped forthwith.

“Evidently, Nigeria is faced with series of challenges, and if leaders doesn’t wake up, come together to understand the issues facing the country, the challenges might escalate and possibly consume all.

“Let’s not deceive ourselves, everything is not all right in our country, and I have spoken about it repeatedly in different fora. To know that you have a problem means you have part of the solution. The earlier we rise to the occasion, come together, the better for us.”

He made note of the of the enormous respect, loyalty and followership they command, hence they should guide their utterances and actions particularly towards their followers to avoid unnecessary bitterness and incitement.