Maiduguri Bombings: Don’t wait for attacks, take war to them — Sultan tells military

2026-03-19 - 16:13

The Sultan of Sokoto, Muhammadu Sa’ad Abubakar, has called on the Nigerian military to adopt a more proactive strategy against terrorist groups in the wake of deadly bombings in Maiduguri, Borno State. Abubakar made the appeal on Wednesday evening while declaring Friday as Eid-el-Fitr, marking the end of the Islamic holy month of Ramadan. The Sultan’s remarks follow Monday’s twin bomb attacks in Maiduguri that killed 23 people and injured more than 100 others. Explosions were reported at a local market, the gate of the University of Maiduguri Teaching Hospital, and