Ogonna Obodoechi
The Sultan of Sokoto who is also the President General of the Jamaatu Nasril Islam, Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar lll, on Wednesday, June 17, raised serious concerns over rising insecurity in the country.
According to the Sultan, the scourge requires instantaneous pronouncement followed by robust actions.
Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar lll made the call in the wake of bloody murders by bandits in some Northern states; while stating that the situation should give the government sleepless nights.
He also urged the military to step up action to bring an end to the menace of insecurity in the country.
The Sultan said; “The repeated massacre of people, as well as the senseless burning of houses and livestock in Borno, Katsina, Sokoto, Zamfara, Niger States and indeed other states such as Adamawa, Kaduna and Taraba; should give governments and its functionaries at both federal and state levels sleepless nights.
“By now, an instantaneous pronouncement followed by robust actions should have been made by the government of the day; not verbal warnings and condemnations dished out to the perpetrators of the murderous acts.
“In all honesty, all erring personnel would have been dealt with decisively by now or they themselves should have honourably resigned; as oftentimes seen in other climes.
“The most pathetic of all these incidences were that even the normal administrative panels of inquiries are not considered; not to talk of a thorough investigative panel, where at least citizens would appear and ventilate their feelings.
“Isn’t the government of the day a popular government?
“Is it not a participatory government?
“Why doesn’t public opinion(s) matter to it? Or isn’t public opinion(s) considered an ingredient to the government of the day?”
He further noted that “as stakeholders, we strongly believe that the repeated killings are blame worthy; and no one found culpable in this gross act of negligence should be spared.”