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The Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC) has raised concerns about an alleged plan by Governor Ahmed Aliyu of Sokoto State to depose the Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar III.
MURIC’s Executive Director, Prof. Isiaq Akintola, sounded the alarm in a statement on Monday, highlighting growing tensions following the recent removal of several monarchs in Kano State.
Governor Aliyu previously deposed 15 traditional rulers for various offenses, sparking fears that he may target the Sultan next. Akintola warned, “Feelers in circulation indicate that the governor may descend on the Sultan of Sokoto any moment from now using any of the flimsy excuses used to dethrone the 15 traditional rulers whom he removed earlier.”
MURIC emphasized the importance of the Sultan’s position, not just traditionally, but also religiously. Akintola stated, “The Sultan’s stool is not only traditional. It is also religious. In the same vein, his jurisdiction goes beyond Sokoto. It covers the whole of Nigeria. He is the spiritual head of
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