The Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Mohammed Abubakar Sa’ad has lamented the high rate of insecurity in Nigeria, saying that lives should be considered sacred.
The religious leader also said that political office holders should be circumspect rather than carry on as though all was well.
Sultan said this on Monday while speaking at a one-day ‘’Retreat on Inclusive Security’’, organized by the Global Peace Foundation, in collaboration with Vision Africa in Abuja.
“As leaders, we must always look at one thing; let us serve humanity first. So, we must stop politicising insecurity.
“It’s unfortunate that this is what we are seeing across the land. Parties are accusing one another of not doing enough to tackle insecurity. I think that is the major problem we have been facing in the country,” the Sultan said.
Similarly, Chairman of Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF), Audu Ogbeh, said Nigeria was drifting away from the normal, saying the economy does not allow for growth and development.
Ogbeh, who stated that a hungry man was an angry man, said the problems of Nigeria were mounting every day, asking leaders not to deceive Nigerians that things were getting better.
“Can we end the current violence? The question here is not just the socio-political issues we are dealing with. Something is fundamentally wrong with the economy.
“We are a nation of importers of everything. Today, it is impossible to build a factory. The youths can’t cope, because the economy just doesn’t allow growth,” he said.
