The Sultan of Sokoto and leader of Muslims in Nigeria, Alhaji Mohammed Abubakar Sa’ad III, has challenged the different Islamic sects in the country to unite and fight insurgency.
He spoke while condemning the suicide bomb blasts at the Kano Central mosque saying “those behind all the attacks are not muslims.”
“I do not believe those perpetrating these are muslims because if they are muslims they are not professing what Islam teaches. In the world over it is the duty and responsibility of government to provide security for the citizenry. This is the time for all the various sects in Islam in this country to rally round one another and bring to an end insurgency in this country,”he said.
In the Kano attacks allegedly masterminded by members of the Boko Haram Islamic sect, about 120 worshippers were said to have been killed with many others seriously wounded.
Speaking on Saturday in Abuja during the Post-2014 Hajj Conference organized by the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria held at the National Mosque, the Sultan lamented the dastardly act.
According to him, it was time for all stakeholders particularly the Federal Government to rise up to the responsibility with view to bringing to an end insurgency in the country.
He also enjoined stakeholders to join hands and end the problem of Boko Haram in the country.
While speaking on the 2014 Hajj operation, the Sultan who looked at the entire challenges of the operation and processes also called on stakeholders to look at the situation and sustain the tempo towards improvement in Hajj operation in the years ahead.
via nigerianeye
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