It has been declared that the current spate of insecurity in Nigeria particularly in the Northern part can be stopped only if the traditional institutions will stand up, expose the sponsors of the acts and support security agencies in fighting the war.
The declaration was made by the Sultan of Sokoto who is the President General of the Supreme Council of Islam in Nigeria (SCIN), Alh Sa’ad Abubakar III while speaking at the opening ceremony of the 36th National Qur’anic Recitation Competition held in Bauchi.
The Sultan of Sokoto who was represented by the Shehu of Borno, Umar Garbai El-Kanemi lamented that the country is almost at a standstill due to the myriad of insecurity challenges most especially, kidnapping, killing and economic stagnation.
He lamented further that, “today, we being faced with many security challenges ranging kidnapping, armed banditry, Boko Haram militants, cattle rustling, communal clashes uncertainty everywhere.”
The Traditional Ruler said that “the right thing to do is for us to sit down, identify what the problem is and then proffer the best solution to the problem. We must seek the divine intervention of Allah (SWT) so that there will be peace in our stares and the nation in general, otherwise, we will be doomed.”
According to him, “All the Emirs must challenge their District Heads who will, in turn, challenge the Village heads on the need to provide useful information about criminals and criminal activities in their domains in order to help the security agencies in fighting the bandits.”
He also said that “Prayers must be organized by the traditional rulers in conjunction with the Mallams, Imams and other Islamic leaders in order to seek the face of Allah for divine intervention in the situation. Through that, we can overcome the challenges.”
While declaring the competition opened, Bauchi State Governor, Sen Bala Mohammed Abdulkadir said that it is expected that the competition will bring out the best in the competitors on the knowledge and understanding of the Holy Qur’an and other issues about the Islamic religion.
The Governor who was represented by his Deputy, Sen Baba Tela added that the recitation competition is intended to increase the knowledge of the Holy Quran and other Hadith of Prophet Muhammad (SAW) urging the participants to focus on the competition by abiding by the rules.
Bala Mohammed further stressed the need for Nigerians to shun religious sentiments and join hands in the development of the country saying that religion is a thing of the heart made to regulate the relationship between men and Allah the creator.
He assured that his administration will continue to give support in ensuring peace and peaceful co-existence among Nigerian citizens and particularly residents of the state irrespective of religious differences.
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