The Sultan of Sokoto, His Eminence Alhaji Muhammadu Sa’ad Abubakar III, has described social media as a “terrorist organisation”.
He also called on Nigeria’s security agencies to take immediate action against its growing influence.
While speaking during a public engagement on Wednesday, the religious leader expressed deep worries over the unchecked spread of misinformation and harmful narratives on digital platforms.
He said: “Social media is one terrorist organisation. Somebody can sit in the comfort of their home and formulate stories, and you will consider that it is true.
“Social media is a terrorist organisation that we must deal with. Security agencies must deal with this terrorist organisation called social media”, he added.
The sultan further condemned the killings going on in Plateau and other states, urging political leaders and security agencies to act decisively to address the situation.
“Our coming together as traditional rulers in the North, I believe, we have more than 86 in the North. We will speak with one voice to say ‘enough is enough’ of this senseless killing of innocent people across the North and the country.
“We have released so many statements of condemnation, but how many times do we need to condemn these killings before our political leaders and security agencies stop or reduce the insecurity in the country to the barest minimum?
“We, the traditional rulers, feel bad and saddened when our people are killed by people we don’t know. It’s high time we worked harder, talked to ourselves and in a closed-door meeting, discuss it. We shall advise our political leaders, they are at the helm of affairs and we will work with them,” he said.
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