Shege Ka Fasa: Sultan Trashes Security Outfit, Berates Northern Leaders

The Sultan of Sokoto,  Sa’ad Abubakar, has berated northern leaders for looking the other way when some youths from the region recently launched “Operation Shege Ka Fasa” – a supposed regional security outfit for the North. 

The Sultan said the northern leaders are the problem of the country because they fail to intercede when sensitive issues that threaten the nation’s peace arise. 

The Sultan, who is the spiritual leader of Muslims in Nigeria, said this at a Northern Security Meeting in Kaduna on Thursday.

His admonition came after the northern youths under the aegis of the Coalition of Northern Groups unveiled ‘Operation Shege Ka Fasa’ in Kaduna on Wednesday. 

The youths apparently set up Shege Ka Fasa in response to the recent launching of Operation Amotekun by six governors from the South West to address security challenges in the region. 

The Sultan of Sokoto cautioned the northern leaders and urged them to call youths in the region to order.

“I saw it on the television, and the media gave them attention. Now, the elders allowed these youths to go forward. So, the elites are our problems, the elders are our problems. If the elders don’t take the lead, the youth will do whatever they like and think they are right. You have to caution these youths by giving them good leadership,” he said.

“Now, they have launched their own security outfit I don’t know what they call it, Shege Ka Fasa’, meaning what?

“So, I want to call on northern elders to caution them. Don’t allow these youths to take over leadership from you. You have to reach out to everybody no matter how low the person is. So, I think we need to take the bull by the horns and not allow the youths take over responsibility. I think we need to do that and much more.”

The Sultan asked governors from the North to stand up to their responsibilities of ensuring security of lives and property.

He noted that over 50,000 children in the region had been orphaned by Boko Haram terrorists. 

“Several recommendations have been made but are not implemented and as they remain unimplemented, we will continue to suffer the consequences,” he added.