The Sultan of Sokoto, Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar, has said the Northern traditional rulers are meeting in Kaduna to discuss the mirage of security challenges affecting the region.
He disclosed this at the opening ceremony of the meeting in Monday.
According to him, they decided to meet so that every monarch will share their experiences.
He explained that when they share experiences together, it will help them understand the problem and offer solution on how to move ahead in the region.
He also said that traditional rulers from Southern Kaduna are expected to be part of the meeting in order to brief the house on the insecurity in the respective areas.
Recently, the issue of Boko haram, banditry, kidnapping, cattle rustling have been a major problem that has affected the region.
The meeting which was held at the State House, Kawo Kaduna saw in attendance the Shehu of Borno, Shehu Garbai, the Emir of Gwandu, Muhammad Bashir and Emir of Zazzau, Shehu Idris among the first class emirs. Other emirs and Chiefs across the 19 Northern states were all in attendance.
