April 17, (THEWILL) – The Sultan of Sokoto, Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar III, has declared social media as a terrorist organisation, demanding urgent security measures to counter the online terrorism.
The monarch spoke at the 7th Executive Committee Meeting of the Northern Traditional Rulers’ Council, held in Maiduguri, the Borno State capital.
He said, “Social media is one terrorist organisation. Somebody can sit in the comfort of their home and formulate stories, and you will consider that it is true. Social media is a terrorist organisation that we must deal with. Security agencies must deal with this terrorist organisation called social media.”
The Sultan also condemned the rising insecurity in the north, especially the recent killings in Bokkos Local Government Area of Plateau State.
He said, “Our coming together as traditional rulers in the North, I believe, we have more than 86 in the North. We will speak with one voice to say ‘enough is enough’ of this senseless killing of innocent people across the North and the country.
“We have released so many statements of condemnation, but how many times do we need to condemn these killings before our political leaders and security agencies stop or reduce the insecurity in the country to the barest minimum?
“We, the traditional rulers, feel bad and saddened when our people are killed by people we don’t know. It’s high time we worked harder, talked to ourselves and in a closed-door meeting, discuss it. We shall advise our political leaders, they are at the helm of affairs and we will work with them.”
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