Musa Na Allah Sokoto
Sultan of Sokoto, His Eminence, Alhaji Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar III has said that the provision of security and the general welfare of citizens is the purpose of any leadership.
He was speaking when he received the Assistant Inspector General of Police (AIG) in charge of Zone 10 Sokoto, Alhaji Abubakar Lawal Daura who paid him a courtesy visit at his Palace in Sokoto metropolis.
He said there is a need for peace to support any meaningful development in the society, adding that “we need peace to practice our religions and even worship our creator.”
The Monarch further reiterated that the purpose of any leadership is to take care of the general welfare of citizens within the society, which includes the provision of general security.
He said: “It becomes necessary to advise security agencies, including the Police to take security measures towards achieving peaceful coexistence between diverse ethnic and religious bodies.
He assured the visiting AIG of his total, support and cooperation towards securing the zone and beyond, and that the AIG is always welcome to the palace without protocol.
He commended the pedigree of the Zonal AIG and wished him a successful tenure of office.
Earlier speaking, the AIG Zone 10 Headquarters, Daura and his management team in the company of the state Commissioner of Police said, he was at the Sultan’s Palace to seek cordial working relations and partnership with the Sultanate council to strengthen and improve community policing
The AIG further stated that he was also at the palace to formally introduce himself to the Sultan as the new AIG posted to Zone 10 Police Headquarters, Sokoto, and to solicit the royal father’s continuous support, and collaboration which the Sultanate council had always extended to the Zonal Headquarters.
He said the kinetic approach alone cannot solve the security challenges bedeviling the Zone, therefore there is a need for a holistic approach to mitigating the problems of kidnapping, armed banditry, cattle rustling, and other sundry crimes within the Zone.
“It is part of my agenda to implore Community Policing, partnership, and intelligence-led policing to solve the problems.”
