Release El-Rufai or charge him in court – Sultan tells Tinubu, questions US military deployment

The Sultan of Sokoto, Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar, has reportedly urged President Bola Tinubu to either merchandise erstwhile Kaduna State Governor, Nasiru El-Rufai oregon formally complaint him successful court.

In a video of a sermon circulating connected X, Islamic scholar, Sanusi Khalil narrated that the Sultan requested that “Nasir should either beryllium arraigned earlier a competent tribunal oregon released connected bail portion investigations continue. The Sultan is not saying a perpetrator should not beryllium punished; rather, helium is requesting owed process should beryllium followed.”

Sheikh Khalil besides said the Sultan raised concerns implicit the deployment of American troops to Northern Nigeria, asking whether the forces were sent to bid Nigerian soldiers oregon if a imperishable basal is being established successful the region. “If a basal is going to beryllium provided for them, past wherefore indispensable it beryllium established successful Northern Nigeria?” Khalil quoted the Sultan.

The cleric reaffirmed his enactment for the Sultan, stating, “We astatine our level can’t inquire specified hard-hitting questions, it mightiness beryllium tagged arsenic disrespectful, but I americium gladsome leaders similar the Sultan are asking the close questions, and helium volition ever person our enactment and prayers.”

Meanwhile, the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission ...