Sultan of Sokoto, Abubakar says anyone who picks up arms to kill another is an animal

The Sultan of Sokoto, Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar III has described people who use arms to kill others across the country as animals.

He said this at the 2017 National Security Summit on Farmers/Pastoralist clashes, kidnapping and other forms of violent crimes and bank security, in Abuja.

According to the Monarch, “We don’t support anybody picking up arms to kill another person.

“That person is a criminal, whether you are a Fulani herdsmen or Yoruba or Igbo or from Middle Belt.

“We must be honest with ourselves. Our problem is not with organizing symposia, summits, and fora on challenges of security.

“Our problem is non-implementation of the several decisions and recommendations from such summits due to dishonesty and selfishness.

“You cannot claim freedom of expression and insult everybody; you cannot claim freedom of religion and cause problems.”