His Eminence Muhammadu Sa’ad Abubakar, The Sultan of Sokoto, has said no one can Islamize or Christianize Nigeria.
This is sequel to claims by a Fulani group claimed that they own Nigeria from Sokoto to the Atlantic Ocean.
According to the Sultan, in all the hundreds of books of Usman Danfodio he has never seen where it was written that Nigeria belongs to the Fulanis.
He stated this while he spoke at the Interfaith Mediation Centre in conjunction with Plateau State Peace Building Agency, Plateau Forgiveness and Reconciliation Day.
He said, “I am the leader of Usman Danfodio dynasty, I have never seen where in the hundreds books of Usman Danfodio where it was said Nigeria belong to the Fulanis. What he wrote was the role of Islam in leadership, governance, among others. They never mention of conquer of any particular land or claim of ownership of any territory.
“People make comment that Jihad is to Islamise every country but I said no, Danfodio never came to Islamise any country, he preached against bad government.
“That fake write up was by those who don’t want peace in this country and we had denounced that. I’m the National Patron of the Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association, it has been in existence for 44 years. There are two other organizations that I know but others I don’t know them. Please verify from us before you put blame on us.
“They don’t belong to Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association, they are criminals. I don’t know why security agencies allow them to be who they are, it is the responsibility of the security agencies not mine. There are Fulani criminals just as there are criminal elements among the Berom, Yoruba, Igbo and other tribes in the country. Let us stop name calling.
““It is not possible for anybody to Islamise or Christianize Nigeria, it is not possible, hundred percent impossible but we still have leaders who use their privileged positions either in the church or mosque to say many bad things and nothing is done to them. They say things with impunity but never get punished”.
