The Sultan of Sokoto, Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar III, has appealed to
Nigerians to stop blaming Fulani herdsmen for every attack that happens
in some parts of the country. The Sultan said this during a dinner
organised for religious leaders, security agencies and media
practitioners in his palace in Sokoto over the weekend.
“If criminals are doing bad things, they are criminals and they can be
found anywhere in any religion and tribe. Therefore don’t add religious
or tribal toga to any act of terrorism.
Fulani men are only after their cattle not after any
government or its policies and programmes. How can they carry weapons,
to go and do what with it?” he queried
According to the Sultan, Muslims are more marginalised in the country only that they are not complaining.
“When there is a vacant position and a Hausa man is appointed, we called
it ‘northernisation and when a Muslim leader visit an Islamic country
we say he is trying to Islamise Nigeria. In fact, there are many people
from other religion and tribes occupying other offices and we witness
many Christian leaders who have visited Christian countries but nobody
said they were planning to ‘Christianise’ the country” he said