Sultan of Sokoto condemns Boko Haram attacks on Muslims

The President General of the umbrella body for Muslims in the North, the Jama’atu Nasril Islam (JNI), Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar III, has condemned what he described as repeated and ungodly acts of terror being unleashed on Muslims by the dreaded Islamist Sects, Boko Haram. In a statement yesterday in Kaduna, Sultan directed Muslims to pray for the restoration of peace and security in the country.


The Sultan, in a statement signed by the Secretary General of JNI, Dr. Khalid Aliyu Abubakar, condemned what we described as the “repeated ungodly acts of terror being unleashed on the Muslims.” The statement also condemned the attack on three Emirs by gunmen suspected to be Boko Haram members which led to the killing of the Emir of Gwoza in Borno State, and asked the federal government to wake up to its responsibilities of protecting the lives of Nigerians.