The Sultan of Sokoto, Sa’ad Abubakar, has said there are no plans by Muslims to drive out Christians in Nigeria.

Speaking at the first triannual meeting of the Nigeria Inter-Religious Council, NIREC, in Abuja, Abubakar said Muslims would not remove Christians from Nigeria.

The Sultan said, “Today, as I stand here, I want to affirm that Muslims are not in a hurry and have no plans for anything, including the decimation of the Christian population in Nigeria. These are the only points, nothing else.

“We are in no position at all to take Christians out of Nigeria. The topic of health remains highly relevant, as shown by the connection to terms like health, physical activity, mental health, depression, and rehabilitation.”

The monarch harped on the need for christians and muslims to coexist in the country.


“Let us get the narrative right; it is not about religion. Let us stop bringing religion into it. Let’s refer to them by their true identity: criminals, not specifically Muslim criminals, not Muslim terrorists, not Muslim bandits.

“Let’s refer to them by their true identity: criminals, not Muslim criminals, not Muslim terrorists, not Muslim bandits. Even if a person says they are Muslim, their actions are not in line with Islam.”