Chief Malcolm Omirhobo Blasts Sultan of Sokoto: “You Are a Terrorist to Democracy, Your Feudal Days Are Numbered”
Abuja, Nigeria – Human rights lawyer and activist, Chief Malcolm Omirhobo, has launched a scathing attack on the Sultan of Sokoto, Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar III, accusing him of being a “terrorist to democracy” and warning that the era of feudal dominance in northern Nigeria is nearing its end.
Omirhobo made the damning remarks in response to recent comments by the Sultan concerning the state of insecurity in the North. The Sultan had stated that many of the perpetrators of violence in states like Plateau, Benue, and Borno were “unknown,” a claim that has drawn sharp criticism from various quarters.
In a strongly-worded statement, Chief Omirhobo expressed outrage over what he described as the Sultan’s apparent hypocrisy and deliberate obfuscation of the root causes of the killings ravaging the North.
“Your feudal days are numbered. You are a terrorist to democracy. Why are you pretending not to know that the cause of the genocide going on in the North is all about land?” Omirhobo said.
He accused the Sultan of failing to acknowledge the truth behind the persistent attacks, which have displaced thousands and led to the deaths of countless civilians, especially in the Middle Belt and North-East regions.
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“How can you, a man of your stature and influence, say that the people responsible for the mass killings in Plateau, Benue, and Borno are unknown?” the lawyer queried.
According to Omirhobo, the ongoing violence is a calculated effort by land-grabbing militias, often described in reports as “herders” or “bandits,” to displace indigenous communities and seize their ancestral lands under the guise of religious or ethnic conflict.
He alleged that powerful figures within the northern establishment, including traditional rulers and political elites, are complicit in the crisis through their silence, inaction, or deliberate misrepresentation of facts.
Omirhobo’s remarks come amid mounting criticism of the northern leadership’s handling of security issues, particularly the Sultan’s recent controversial comments describing social media as a “terrorist organisation.”
Many Nigerians have interpreted the Sultan’s stance on social media as an attempt to suppress dissent and control the narrative on the worsening insecurity in the region.
Chief Omirhobo stressed that the Nigerian people are becoming increasingly aware of the underlying motives behind the ongoing crisis and warned that history would not be kind to those who stood by or enabled such violence.
“Let it be known that the truth cannot be hidden forever. The blood of innocent Nigerians cries out for justice, and no amount of palace rhetoric can drown that out,” he stated.
The lawyer urged the Sultan to abandon what he described as an outdated feudal mindset and instead work towards transparency, justice, and genuine peace-building.
As insecurity continues to devastate parts of the North, calls for accountability, reform, and an end to impunity are growing louder across the country.
