Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar III has called for peace to be able practice their religion and worship the creator without disruption.
Sultan made this known when he received Assistant Inspector General of Police in charge of Zone 10 Sokoto, Alhaji Abubakar Lawal Daura who paid him a courtesy visit at his Palace in Sokoto metropolis.
He stated that there is need for peace to support any meaningful development in the society, noting that “we need peace to practice our religions and even worship our creator.”
The traditional ruler also tasked agency to put more effort to guide and protect the citizen to ensure peaceful co-existence.
” It becomes necessary to advice security agencies, including the Police to take security measures towards achieving peaceful coexistence between diverse ethnic and religious bodies.
He assured the visíting AIG of his total, support and cooperation towards securing the zone and beyond, and that the AIG is always welcome to the palace without protocol.
He commended the pedigree of the Zonal AIG and wished him a successful tenure of office.
Earlier speaking, the Assistant Inspector General of Police Zone 10 Headquarters, Sokoto AIG Abubakar Lawal Daura, and his management team in company of the state Commissioner of Police said, he was at the Sultan’s Palace to seek cordial working relations and partnership with the Sultanate council to strengthen and improve community policing
The AIG further stated that he was also at the palace to formally introduce himself to the Sultan as the new AIG posted to Zone 10 Police Headquarters, Sokoto, and to solicit for the royal father’s continuous support, and collaboration which the Sultanate council had always extended to the Zonal Headquarters.
He said the kinetic approach alone cannot solve the security challenges bedeviling the Zone, therefore there is need for a holistic approach to mitigate the problems of kidnapping, arm banditry, cattle rustling and other sundry crimes within the Zone.
“It’s part of my Agenda to implore Community Policing, partnership and intelligence-led policing to solve the problems”.
