The Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar has advised President Muhammadu Buhari to send all those found guilty of corruption to jail.
Speaking at the National Security Conference on: ‘Community Partnership Approach to Internal Security and Crime Management’ organised by the police and Sun newspapers, in Abuja the Sultan said the guilty ones must be prosecuted, PM News reports.
“All found culpable of corruption should not only forfeit their assets but should go to jail. We are 100 per cent in support of your fight against corruption in the country,” he said.
Abubakar stated that traditional rulers had been instrumental in the maintenance of security in their various communities.
According to him, the police needed to be repositioned for the 21st-century and to have their welfare reviewed.
The Sultan therefore, urged the police and other security agencies to join in the crusade against corruption.
He also called on all Nigerians to support the police to ensure adequate security in the country.
Report has it that President Buhari has started the process of identifying a few fearless and courageous judges who will be responsible for the prosecution of those guilty of looting the nation’s resources.
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