Sultan urges collective fight against insecurity

The Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Mohammad Sa’ad Abubakar, on Monday enjoined religious and political leaders to join hands with the government in the fight against insecurity in the country.

Abubakar gave the advice in Akure during a courtesy visit to Gov. Oluwarotimi Akeredolu of Ondo state,

The News Agency of Nigeria, (NAN) reports that Abubakar was in Akure for the 2019 Ulefunta festival, which marks the end of annual leave of Oba Aladetoyinbo Aladelusi, the Deji of Akure.

He decried the upsurge of criminality in the country and called on Nigerians to come together to fight the menace.

The Sultan said that as a traditional ruler, he was always ready to offer advice to fellow religious and traditional leaders.

“We must always speak the truth to you, that is what we have always done, and we will continue to speak the truth always,” he said.

The monarch called for religious tolerance between Christians and Muslims across the country.

Earlier, Akeredolu urged Nigerians to start seeing one another as one regardless of ethnic, political or religious background.

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The governor said that Ondo state had been in good relationship with other tribes residing within the state, adding that the situation would continue to be so.

” I am sure we will all embrace ourselves as one again, religion should not divide us. Hausa and Fulani have lived with us together for a very long time.

“On the issue of security, the problem is not those living with us, but the strangers. Those living with us are peaceful. The Unity of Nigeria for, us here, is non-negotiable,” he said.