Sa’ad Abubakar, Sultan of Sokoto, has expresed dissatisfaction toward “usage of places of religious worship to preach hatred, violence and other issues that tend to divide us”.
He made this assertion at the opening of a meeting between the Northern Traditional Rulers Council (NTRC) and Northern States Governors’ Forum (NSGF) on Monday.
“We at the northern traditional rulers council are very worried and sad with the situation of insecurity in the north, especially the happenings in southern Kaduna, kidnapping, cattle rustling, the state of IDPs in the north-east in particular and other parts of the country,” Abubakar said.
“We are more worried with the usage of places of religious worship to preach hatred, violence and other issues that tend to divide us, rather than strengthen our unity as a people created by one God.
“We believe one of the numerous reasons why violence continues to thrive in our midst is the impunity that is allowed to thrive in our midst. Nobody is punished for criminal doings they commit. We are therefore strongly supporting more measures taken and to be taken by governors of the northern states, especially the governor of Kaduna state.
“We look forward to a very robust, blunt and honest discussion today. Let us collectively as one people say enough is enough.”
It will be recalled that the founder of Omega Fire ministries, Johnson Suleman, had asked his congregation to kill any Fulani herdsman they come across over alleged plans to attack his convoy.
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