Sokoto: Sultan seeks probe into alleged killing of senior army officer

From Shafa’atu Suleiman, Sokoto
The Sultan of Sokoto and President-General of the Nigeria Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA), Alhaji Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar, has called for an immediate investigation into the alleged killing of Colonel Abdur-Razaq AbdlKarim Ode, described as the most senior Igbo Muslim officer in the Nigerian Army.
The Sultan also condemned what he described as growing hate speech and negative rhetoric targeting minority Igbo Muslims in the South-East, warning that such actions undermine national unity and peaceful coexistence.
The revered monarch urged the Federal Government and the Nigerian Armed Forces to establish the circumstances surrounding the offic...