(DDM) – The Sultan of Sokoto, His Eminence Sa’ad Abubakar III, has once again sounded a grim warning on the worsening insecurity across Nigeria, urging immediate and decisive action to save the nation from total collapse.
Diaspora Digital Media (DDM) gathered that the revered monarch made this call while addressing a gathering of Islamic clerics, traditional rulers, and regional leaders at a high-level security summit held in Kaduna on October 15.
He lamented that Nigeria has become a country where life is “brutally cheap,” and citizens now live under the daily threat of kidnappers, terrorists, and criminal gangs who operate freely without fear of consequence.
According to the Sultan, urgent intervention is needed from the federal, state, and local governments to restore public trust and secure communities ravaged by bloodshed.
He declared, “Our people are tired of promises; they want results.
The killings, abductions, and destruction must end. This country cannot move forward if we continue to bury our citizens daily.”
DDM recalls that this is not the first time the Sultan has raised such alarm.
As far back as November 2020, he described the North as “the worst place to live in Nigeria” due to the rampant killings and unchecked violence perpetrated by armed bandits.
At the time, he expressed disbelief that heavily armed men could openly walk into markets in broad daylight, purchase goods, and even receive change, while law enforcement stood helpless.
Five years later, those words still ring painfully true. From Sokoto to Kaduna, Zamfara to Benue, rural communities remain under siege.
The mass abductions of schoolchildren, farmers, and travelers have become routine, forcing thousands into displacement camps.
Security analysts who spoke with DDM say the Sultan’s latest warning reflects growing frustration among traditional leaders, many of whom have lost influence as insurgents, militias, and ethnic militancy spread across Nigeria’s northern and central regions.
They argue that while security agencies have made progress in isolated operations, the overall failure to sustain results has left citizens skeptical about government assurances.
A former intelligence officer told DDM, “When the Sultan speaks, it carries moral weight.
But moral weight is not enough, the government must act swiftly to restore confidence through visible and measurable progress.”
The Sultan’s message comes at a time of heightened national tension following the United States’ recent declaration of Nigeria as a “Country of Particular Concern” over alleged persecution and insecurity, a designation that has drawn diplomatic outrage and stirred public debate.
Civil society groups have since urged the Nigerian government to see the warning as a wake-up call rather than an insult, emphasizing that internal reform and justice are the only paths to peace.
The Sultan’s enduring advocacy for peace and justice has made him one of Nigeria’s most respected voices on national unity.
He has consistently urged dialogue, transparency, and cooperation among religious and political leaders as the foundation for stability.
However, the question remains whether his latest cry for action will finally move the needle or be drowned out, like many before it, by political distractions and bureaucratic complacency.
For millions of Nigerians trapped in fear and poverty, the Sultan’s voice is more than symbolic; it is a desperate call for survival. And for a country at the brink, his words may be the last moral reminder before chaos consumes all.