Sultan meets Jonathan over security situation.
The Sultan of Sokoto, Sa’ad Abubakar, met with President Goodluck Jonathan at the Presidential Villa in Abuja over the security situation in the country.
Emerging from the closed-door meeting which lasted more than two hours, the Sultan condemned the Christmas day bomb blasts at the St. Theresa’s Catholic Church, Madalla, Niger State, Church of Mountain of Fire and Miracles in Jos, Plateau the SSS headquarters in Damaturu, Yobe.
``We are totally against what have been happening, we totally condemn all these. Nobody can take anybody's life, its un-Islamic, its un-Godly.
``Nobody can take anybody's life, all lives are sacred and must be respected and protected by all,’’ the Sultan said.
He said he was in the State House to commiserate with the President over the incidence, to discuss on various ways to ensure the stability of the nation so as to move the country forward.
The Sultan noted that the acts of violence were perpetrated by evil people in the society and did not translate to conflicts between the Moslems and the Christians.
He said both Moslems and the Christians would work in harmony to overcome the challenge and ensure the unity of the nation.
It is a conflict between evil people and good people and the good people are more than the evil ones. The good people must come together to defeat the evil ones and that is the message.
``We want to assure all our Christian brothers and Christian leaders that we stand on the path of truth according to our religion; that we will continue to work In sha Allah, for the greatness of this country.
``As I said, there is no conflict between Islam and Christianity and I want to assure that we will do all we can in the best of our ability to solve the numerous problems confronting our country’’.
As a way out, the Sultan said that government should review past reports of all crises in the country and call for a meeting of a larger body including religious leaders and traditional rulers.
He also emphasised the need for both Christians and Moslems to close ranks and work together to fight any form of violence.
The Sultan dismissed the claim that Moslems leaders were in support of the attacks but came out in pretence to condemn.
``I speak as a Moslem leader and you know that we do not say what we do not mean.
``It is distasteful in the eyes of Almighty Allah, but we are quite aware of Almighty Allah's instruction to always speak the truth because we will go back to Him to give account for what we have done on earth.
``So whatever we say to anybody or any group at any time, we wholly mean so,’’ he said.
The meeting was attended by Vice President Namadi Sambo and the National Security Adviser, Gen. Andrew Azazi.
Emerging from the closed-door meeting which lasted more than two hours, the Sultan condemned the Christmas day bomb blasts at the St. Theresa’s Catholic Church, Madalla, Niger State, Church of Mountain of Fire and Miracles in Jos, Plateau the SSS headquarters in Damaturu, Yobe.
``We are totally against what have been happening, we totally condemn all these. Nobody can take anybody's life, its un-Islamic, its un-Godly.
``Nobody can take anybody's life, all lives are sacred and must be respected and protected by all,’’ the Sultan said.
He said he was in the State House to commiserate with the President over the incidence, to discuss on various ways to ensure the stability of the nation so as to move the country forward.
The Sultan noted that the acts of violence were perpetrated by evil people in the society and did not translate to conflicts between the Moslems and the Christians.
He said both Moslems and the Christians would work in harmony to overcome the challenge and ensure the unity of the nation.
It is a conflict between evil people and good people and the good people are more than the evil ones. The good people must come together to defeat the evil ones and that is the message.
``We want to assure all our Christian brothers and Christian leaders that we stand on the path of truth according to our religion; that we will continue to work In sha Allah, for the greatness of this country.
``As I said, there is no conflict between Islam and Christianity and I want to assure that we will do all we can in the best of our ability to solve the numerous problems confronting our country’’.
As a way out, the Sultan said that government should review past reports of all crises in the country and call for a meeting of a larger body including religious leaders and traditional rulers.
He also emphasised the need for both Christians and Moslems to close ranks and work together to fight any form of violence.
The Sultan dismissed the claim that Moslems leaders were in support of the attacks but came out in pretence to condemn.
``I speak as a Moslem leader and you know that we do not say what we do not mean.
``It is distasteful in the eyes of Almighty Allah, but we are quite aware of Almighty Allah's instruction to always speak the truth because we will go back to Him to give account for what we have done on earth.
``So whatever we say to anybody or any group at any time, we wholly mean so,’’ he said.
The meeting was attended by Vice President Namadi Sambo and the National Security Adviser, Gen. Andrew Azazi.
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