THE Sultan of Sokoto and President of Jama’at Nasril Islam(JNI), Muhammadu Sa’ad Abubakar III, has risen to condemn the killing of innocent people under the guise of religion.
He declared this in Illorin, Kwara State while speaking at the opening of a 2-day international conference of ''Security and Peaceful Co-existence in Nigeria''
According to him,'in the two main religions, there is no where I found that killing of innocent people are allowed. We have problems in this country. Let’s not deceive ourselves; there is friction between Muslims and non-Muslims.”
The conference was organized by the Kwara State Government, through the Arabic Education Board.
“Injustice,he said, leads to bad governance. We have been having problems in Nigeria because of impunity. The small percentage of criminals in our midst should, however, not be used to label all of us.”
The Sultan, however, noted that, “with proper understanding, we can overcome our problems” and added that “such problems shouldn’t have arisen, given the fact that over 90 percent of Nigerians are Muslims and Christians and they have a guide.
“God did not make a mistake when he created us as Muslims and Christians and made us people of Nigeria.
“What the terrorists are doing are anti- Islam and they ( those killing innocent people in the name of Jihad) are going straight to hell for committing murder. We know what Islam says we should do and not do. We should understand the doctrine of our religion. We should move closer to one another to understand ourselves better. The number of Muslims killed by Boko Haram far outweighs that of Christians. Therefore, Boko Haram cannot lay claim to be Muslims. In Islam, life is sacred.”
The Sultan urged religious leaders to stop inciting people against one another through their preaching and also, advised government to “do something about this. Anyone who hides under religion to kill innocent people should be sanctioned appropriately.”
On the crisis in Southern Kaduna, he expressed optimism that an enduring solution will be found to the problem, at a meeting of governors forum slated for tomorrow.
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