Boko or No Boko: No One can Islamilize Nigeria - Sultan of Sokoto

The Sultan of Sokoto Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar, on Sunday at the Golden Jubilee lecture of the JNI in Kaduna said there were no plans to turn Nigeria into an Islamic nation.

"Nobody can Islamise Nigeria, if Allah wanted he would have made everybody Muslims, so also with Christianity. God would have made everybody Christian if He wanted," Abubakar, who is also the President-General, Jamatu Nasril Islam (JNI), said.

He stressed the need for the people to set aside ethno-religious differences and be committed toward peace and development of the nation.

The Sultan said JNI criticism of certain policies of the present government was a wakeup call for government or those in leadership positions ``to do what is right’’.

He said that JNI’s action was not aimed at fighting the government or any group or religion.

Abubakar, however, decried the insecurity that had pervaded many parts of the nation, especially the North-East by the Boko Haram insurgents.

He said that the activities of the insurgents should not be seen as an attempt by Muslims to prosecute Christians or turn Nigeria into an Islamic country
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