The Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar III, has declared that the reports about genocide against any person, group or ethnicity in Nigeria are false.

The traditional ruler specifically rejected reports of genocide in Nigeria, insisting that the country has not witnessed any acts of genocide against any group, whether Christian or Muslim.

According to the Monarch, no killing can be done in a community without the knowledge of the traditional ruler of such a place.

Speaking on Tuesday in Birnin Kebbi during the opening ceremony of the Northern Traditional Rulers Assembly Meeting, Kebbi 2025, the Sultan challenged anyone with evidence of genocide in Nigeria to make it public.

He said, “There is no way someone, whether a Muslim or a Christian, can be killed without the knowledge of the traditional rulers of the community where such a person belongs.”

“I challenge anyone, either within the country or abroad, to provide evidence of any genocide in Nigeria — where, who, and how it happened?”

Naija News reports that Sultan Sa’ad also warned members of the public against social media content, stressing that not everything seen or read on social media can be trusted.

“Most of the information posted on social media is not true. People must verify such information before accepting it as fact,” he said.

He further called on the Federal Government to urgently regulate the use of social media in the country.

The submission by the Sultan comes amidst the trending allegation of genocide against Christians in Nigeria, which the federal government has consistently rejected.

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