SULTAN OF SOKOTO TRASHES OPERATION SHEGE KA FASA

SULTAN OF SOKOTO TRASHES OPERATION SHEGE KA FASA

The Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar, has on Thursday, expressed his displeasure at the unveiling of the indigenous security outfit ‘Operation Shege Ka Fasa’ in Kaduna. He made this known at a Northern security meeting in Kaduna on Thursday, where he blamed the northern elites for giving the youths leeway.

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The Coalition of Northern Groups had on Wednesday unveiled the symbol of the security outfit in Kaduna. In the Sultan’s words, ‘I saw it on the television, and the media gave them attention. Now the elders allowed these youths to go forward. So, the elites are our problems, the elders are our problems. If the elders don’t take the lead, the youth will do whatever they think is right. You have to caution these youths by giving them good leadership. Now, they have launched their own security outfit that they called Shege Ka Fasa; meaning what?

I want to call on Northern elders to caution them. Don’t allow these youths to take over leadership from you. You have to reach out to everyone no matter how low they are. We need to take the bull by the horns and not allow the youths take over our responsibility.’

The Sultan, who is the spiritual leader of Nigerian Muslims, urged the northern governors to tackle the security challenges in the region, to prevent a rise in insurgency and banditry.