‘Criminal herders should not be used to judge peaceful Fulani people’ — Sultan

The Sultan of Sokoto, Muhammadu Sa’ad Abubakar III, has urged Nigerians not to picture kidnappers, bandits and terrorists arsenic Fulani herdsmen, saying criminals should beryllium identified simply arsenic criminals, careless of their taste background.

He spoke connected Wednesday astatine the opening of the 2026 National Conference of the Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria (MACBAN) successful Abuja, wherever helium besides pledged that Fulani communities would enactment with information agencies to region criminals from their settlements.

“I privation to guarantee each Nigerians that we mean good for everybody successful Nigeria. We mean nary harm to anybody,” the Sultan said.

He said the actions of a fewer criminals should not beryllium utilized to justice millions of peaceful Fulani people.

“Call them crim...