The Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar III has fingered foreigners, especially, those from the neighbouring countries as having been behind series clashes between farmers and people in some villages in parts of Nigeria and herdsmen.
The Sultan, in his message to Muslims at Eid el-Kabir, said that such foreigners are terrorists and should be treated as such by the Nigerian security agencies.
“The Nigerian herdsmen are very peace-loving and law abiding people,” he said.
The Sultan, who expressed concern over what he called “some bad eggs” that have infiltrated the Fulani herdsmen, challenged the security agencies to be proactive.
Sa’ad Abubakar acknowledged that there are problems between the Fulani herdsmen and the farmers, which should only be resolved through dialogue.
The Sultan stressed the need for all Nigerians to live peacefully with each other, irrespective of any religious or ethnic differences. [myad]
