Stop blaming Christians for killings — Sultan to Muslims

The Sultan of Sokoto, Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar on Thursday asked Muslims to stop accusing Christians of killings in the north.

The Sultan is the President-General of the Nigeria Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA) and Co-Chairman of Nigeria Inter-Religious Council (NIREC).

He spoke in Abuja at the fourth quarterly meeting of NIREC.

The Sultan urged Christians to disregard a threat by some unknown persons to kill them Zamfara State.

He said: “If I continue talking about the insecurity in the North, we will not leave this room. A few days ago, we were witnesses to media reports of how people were killed in a bus in Sokoto, even though the figure is not correct.

“When I saw a note that the bandits are threatening Christians in Zamfara, I asked: What is the work of our security agencies? I will not stop going to the mosque to pray because I saw in a paper that if I go to the mosque I will be killed.

“So, Christians should not be afraid of going to church to worship because an anonymous person is threatening them,” he said.

He added that “Let’s not deceive ourselves; everything is not alright. I have said this so many times, and to know that you have a problem, you have part of the solution. The earlier we rise to the occasion, come together, the better for us.”

(The Nation)