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The post criticises the Sultan of Sokoto for remaining silent after a US airstrike on 25 December 2025 targeted ISIS camps in the region, killing multiple terrorists according to AFRICOM reports, implying his complicity by contrasting it with his usual vocal stance on perceived insults to Islam.
It includes a satirical cartoon juxtaposing the Sultan’s loud condemnations of blasphemy and hijab rights with his total silence on the strikes, underscoring accusations of selective outrage amid Nigeria’s ongoing jihadist threats.
X reactions echo the post’s tone, with users labelling the Sultan a terrorism enabler alongside figures like Sheikh Gumi, and demanding arrests, reflecting deep regional tensions over alleged state complicity in northern Nigeria’s insecurity.
The #sultanofsilence is once again living up to his name! So sad. This guy is supposed to be the spiritual leader of 108 million Muslims.
Yet here we are… the US, supposedly with the help of the Nigerian govt., five days ago waged a deadly attack in his own back yard — Sokoto wasn’t by accident! — and killed hundreds of known terrorists who were operating there freely.
No doubt his subjects are looking for spiritual guidance in how best to understand this development. Yet so far he has said NOTHING publicly about it. Once again — SILENCE.
If you’re innocent and not complicit, Sultan, it’s easy to clear the air: Condemn the terrorists. Thank the US for helping wipe them out. Call for an end to the killing of innocent people in your kingdom (including blasphemy killings). Say that you’re against the rampant black market sale of minerals from under your nose.
It’s not hard. Why the silence?
It’s almost like he’s been read his Miranda Rights (a US requirement for anyone being arrested) — “anything you say can and will be used against you in a court of law…”
Is he following the old wisdom — Better to keep your mouth shut and let people assume you’re (guilty), than open it and prove them right?
