Sultan calls for end to killings in Zamfara, Birnin Gwari, others
- The Sultan says the number of people killed in the affected areas in recent months is quite alarming
- The monarch says efforts to stop the killings must be intensified because of the increasing number of deaths
- Sultan Abubakar also called for fervent prayers for the killings to stop and peace to reign
The Sultan of Sokoto Muhammadu Sa’ad Abubakar has called on the federal government to increase its efforts at ending killings in Zamfara and other parts of the country.
The Sultan is worried that the number of people killed in recent months in Zamfara state alone was beyond imagination.
Daily Trust reports that the northern leader made the call while paying Sallah homage to Governor Aminu Waziri Tambuwal at the weekend.
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He also called for serious prayers for peace to reign in the affected areas and advised that there should be no sacred cows in the ongoing fight against corruption in the country.
“Whoever did wrong should be punished accordingly,” he said.
The monarch also applauded the government’s swift action in banning the sale and production of substances with codeine in the country.
Legit.ng reported recently that Governor Abdul’aziz Yari of Zamfara state dropped his responsibility as chief security officer of the state as he had no control over security machinery in the state.
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Speaking to newsmen in Talata-Mafara on Friday, June 15, Yari said that his decision stemmed from the seeming helplessness of the state government and the people over recurring killings in the state.
He deplored the prevailing situation where as the chief security officer of the state, he could not take decisions on strategies for protecting the state and its people, and had it implemented.
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Source: Legit.ng
