”The North is the worst place to live in Nigeria” – Sultan of Sokoto said

Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar, the Sultan of Sokoto, on Thursday, 26th November, cried out about the high rate of insecurity in the Northern part of the country, saying it was the worst place in the country to live.

The foremost traditional ruler, who revealed this at the 4th quarterly meeting of the Nigeria Inter-Religious Council in Abuja, stated that bandits were fast overrunning the North as residents slept with their eyes open.

While expressing that the North is the worst place to live, he disclosed that bandits had become daring.

The Sultan revealed that they moved from house to house, village to village, market to market, with AK-47 rifles openly, buying foodstuffs and other items and even collecting change without any challenge from the security agencies.

He revealed that the security system in the Northeven part of country had completely collapsed.

In his words...

“Security situation in Northern Nigeria has assumed a worrisome situation. Few weeks ago, over 76 persons were killed in a community in Sokoto in a day. I was there with the governor to commiserate with the affected community.

“Unfortunately, you don’t hear these stories in the media because it’s in the North. We have accepted the fact that the North does not have strong media to report the atrocities of these bandits.

“People think North is safe but that assumption is not true. In fact, it’s the worst place to be in this country because bandits go around in the villages, households and markets with their AK 47 and nobody is challenging them.

“They stop at the market, buy things, pay and collect change, with their weapons openly displayed. These are facts, I know because I am at the centre of it.

“I am not only a traditional ruler, I am also a religious leader. So, I am in a better place to tell the story. I can speak for the North in this regard because I am fully aware of the security challenges there. We have to sincerely and seriously find solutions to the problem, otherwise, we will find ourselves soon, in a situation where we would lose sleep because of insecurity.”