THE Sultan of Sokoto and president-general, Nigeria Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA) Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar (III) has stated that any terrorist who thinks he or she could bomb himself and others and still go to heaven is delusional.
The Sultan said this yesterday when he hosted security chiefs during the breaking of the Ramadan fast in his palace in Sokoto, said: “For us, one single life lost means a lot to us because life is sacred. You cannot love God if you do not love your neighbour and if we all agree that you cannot love God if you do not love your neighbour, then why are we having all these problems?” the Sultan asked.
Noting that Boko Haram has become a franchise used by many to commit series of crimes, the Sultan warned that the insecurity problem facing the country should not be politicized, as such attempt would not bring solutions.
Sultan also warned against referring to Boko Haram members as Islamic militants, saying “don’t call Boko Haram ‘Islamic militants’. A criminal is a criminal. Do not link him with his religion. The people doing this insecurity are very small compared to the millions of Muslims that are not in any way connected to insurgency.”
“When we politicise the security issue, there can never be a solution to it. We should not narrow it down to an ethnic or religious thing. Let us stop pointing accusing fingers and viewing terrorism as Hausa or Fulani issue. We must all join hands to fight insecurity because by the time you feel relaxed and say they should continue to kill themselves, by the time they finished killing themselves they will now get back to you. Therefore, let us collectively fight insecurity,” the Sultan maintained.
He further added that “though, we might not know those behind this insecurity, we should take our hands up to Almighty Allah to expose those doing these killings. We must also not pray and go to sleep. Let us continue to be proactive. Let us continue to work harder and sensitise our people on security matters.”
