The Sultan of Sokoto has spoken out about what will become of those who shout "Allah Akbar" before killing other people.
Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar III
Alhaji Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar III, the Sultan of Sokoto and
President-General of the Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs,
NSCIA, has condemned the activities of Boko Haram insurgents, saying
those who shout “Allahu Akabar” before killing human beings in the name
of fighting Jihad will end up in hell.
Speaking in Ilorin, Kwara State on Tuesday, the monarch maintained that the activities of the terrorist group was anti-Islamic.
According to the monarch, “When people wake up and dress
themselves up with explosives going into market and other public places
and shouting Allahu Akabar and killing innocent people under the guise
of jihad, thinking you are going straight to heaven.
“I have said it time without number that they could profess to
be Muslims but what they are doing is anti-Islam. It is against the Holy
Quran dictates of Almighty Allah and they are going to hell for
committing murder unjustly.”
The Sultan criticized politicians, security agencies and the
government over their poor handling of recent killings in Southern
Kaduna.
He said, “We have been working hard to see how we can stop the
menace of herdsmen and blamed the nation’s security operatives for their
inability to contain their menace.
“I don’t want to say Fulani herdsmen. They could be any other thing.
“How could Fulani who move with their cows and family come to a
village, kill people, destroy everything there and disappear into thin
air like spirit?
“What are our security men doing? Where are our intelligence gathering?” he added.
”This cannot be allowed to go on,” he said.
“Government has responsibilities to call people to order in such a
straightforward way that people will understand that there is authority.
“We have been having this problem because of impunity in Nigeria. People do things and go scot-free in Nigeria.
“People commit murders and they are pardoned. Even when courts
pronounce them to be sentenced to death they are later released and they
are walking amongst us. It means crimes pay.”
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