Sultan demands immediate investigation into killing of Army officer

The Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar, has called for an immediate investigation into the killing of an Army officer identified as Col. Abdussalam Ude.
The President-General of the Nigeria Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs also condemned what he described as persistent hatred and discrimination against minority Igbo Muslims in the South-East, urging an end to attacks on religious minorities across the country.
His position was contained in a statement issued on Wednesday by Prince Bashir Adefaka on behalf of the Sultan’s media team.
The Sultan described the reported hostility towards minority Igbo Muslims in the South-East as a setback to national unity and urged th...