Sultan of Sokoto meets security officials and Kalabari leader

The Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar III, held high-level meetings in Sokoto to address regional security and cultural unity.

During a meeting with Ahmed Musa, the Assistant Inspector-General of Police for Zone 10, the Sultan called for enhanced collaboration between security agencies, traditional rulers, and community leaders. The discussion focused on tackling security challenges across Sokoto, Kebbi, and Zamfara States. The Sultan emphasized the role of traditional institutions in providing information to security forces and urged police professionalism to maintain public confidence.

In a separate engagement, Alhaji Mujahid Abubakr Dokubo-Asari, the Amanyanabo of Elem Kalabari, visited the Sultan to strengthen historic ties between the Kalabari people of the Niger Delta and the Sokoto Caliphate. Dokubo-Asari extended a personal invitation to the Sultan to attend his final coronation ceremony, scheduled for December 19, 2026, in Buguma, Rivers State.