THE leader of the Shuwa Arab in Edo State, Alhaji Idris Adanno has cleared the air on the controversy that has surrounded the purported plan to coronate a Sultan of Shuwa Arab in Benin City which has elicited condemnation from the public and the state government issuing a ban on the activity.

Speaking to journalists in Benin City on Friday morning, Adanno who is at the centre of the controversy declared their absolute loyalty to the state government and the Oba of Benin who he said is their father.

“The whole issue was misunderstood because of the language used. All the tribes from the north who are resident in Edo State are all under the Sarkin Hausawa but we all now have our individual sarkin like those of Kanuri, Nupe and others.

“In our Shuwa language, the sultan is our own sarkin and we only wanted to celebrate my appointment as the head of Shuwa Arab in Benin because we are the second-largest local ethnic group from the north.

“We are all under Sarkin Hausawa of Benin who gave us an introductory letter which we submitted before the governor of the state, the Oba of Benin, and the Secretary to State Government.

“We are all law-abiding citizens and under the laws of the state. We are also loyal to our royal father the Oba of Benin who is father to all of us. We apologise to the state government for the mix-up and as law abiding citizens, we have also cancelled all the activities we wanted to do as directed by the state government.”

Corroborating this position, the Sarkin Hausawa of Benin, Alhaji Adamu Isa said the whole incident was because of the choice of language.

He said: “They are a community resident in Edo and they have a large percentage of their people here too, they are into cattle breeding and other businesses. The thing is the misuse of language from them.

“About five months ago, they came to me that since they are large, they want to have a traditional head so I told them to go and look for someone among them who is going to be their leader and so they came with one Idris and then some issues came up then I asked them to go and resolve it and I gave them a date to come back.

“And then we did the turban of their leader so that in case we have issues concerning them, we know who to hold responsible. You know our culture; it is easier for you to regulate the activities of people using the traditional heads, that is why they said anytime we have a large set of people from the same place, we look for a traditional head.

“The whole issue was misunderstood. I was born and bred here in Benin, my father was born and bred here in Benin so I understand the tradition and custom of the land and the laws of the state. It was just a misuse of language. Sultan in their own language means sarkin.”

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Lalasticlala
Mynd44

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No, you are not. There is nothing law abiding about you and your ethnic group. You people think you’re above the law and to you everything is about conquest.

Dem no want

Smile

Well packaged poison.

Eiyaah,
See how humble and considerate the incoming peaceful Sultan is. My heart is still in pieces after reading this emotional submission.
I believe the Good people of Ẹdo will do the right thing by allowing this peaceful Sultan to be coronated so as to prove to Nigeria and the world at large that they are not insecure or as intolerant as some group of people near them.
May God bless the proud People of Ẹdo
May God bless the Sultan of Ẹdo state
SAY NO TO XENOPHOBIA
One Nigeria

Don't let this news carry us away, we need to ban every other non indigenes rulers. Ban Eze Ndi Ibo in Yoruba land, ban Emir in Yoruba land. That was how one Eze was challenging Akure King but the ibos will be using style to tell Yorubas to focus only on hausa but two of them are the same.

Some Nigerians still believe that someone can take over a city of three million, just by installing an inconsequential traditional head, like we are still in the 15th Century.

You are law abiding, no wahala go back to your north and practice rule of law-abiding
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The man in question should be arrested immediately and with "mischevious attempt to disrupt public peace" in Edo.

Na so.

Na through clapping dance dey start.

After coronation is it not empire..

They choose the wrong place to pitch their tent..

I think you people's minds are steel. You should have proceeded with the coronation and see what befalls you and the stupid owner of the Hotel who's a Benin and should have known better.

They can continue to be law-abiding citizen by maintaining the status quo and stick to the recognized title of Sarkin Hausawa.

Anything otherwise will be considered an aberration.

Nothing like Sultan in Edo State, pure and simple.

See how Terrorists come humble

Nothing is being Misunderstood....

BKayy:
Eiyaah,
See how humble and considerate the incoming peaceful Sultan is. My heart is still in pieces after reading this emotional submission.
I believe the Good people of Ẹdo will do the right thing by allowing this peaceful Sultan to be coronated so as to prove to Nigeria and the world at large that they are not insecure or as intolerant as some group of people near them.
May God bless the proud People of Ẹdo
May God bless the Sultan of Ẹdo state
SAY NO TO XENOPHOBIA
One Nigeria

Shey you were ranting yesterday with zombie.malema


If you don't abide by our state laws go to north, we didn't disturb your hisbah

We don't do Taqiya

Despite the explanation, i still believe that they is an hidden agenda. The oba of benin and the state government shouldn't give them a chance.

BKayy:
Eiyaah,
See how humble and considerate the incoming peaceful Sultan is. My heart is still in pieces after reading this emotional submission.
I believe the Good people of Ẹdo will do the right thing by allowing this peaceful Sultan to be coronated so as to prove to Nigeria and the world at large that they are not insecure or as intolerant as some group of people near them.
May God bless the proud People of Ẹdo
May God bless the Sultan of Ẹdo state
SAY NO TO XENOPHOBIA
One Nigeria

I think all the tribes in Nigeria will attest to the fact that the Edo people are not xenophobic. We welcome all and are hostile to none, all we ask is that our traditions are respected. We have had Hausa and Fulani groups in out state for over 100's of years with no problem. My grandfather used to tell me tales of trading hides and skins with Northern traders as far back as 1920's.
With this clarification they have giving I see no reason why the event can't be rescheduled for a future date. The settled northern communities in Edo are a peaceful bunch. It's the new 'foreign' ones that are the problem.

OVB123:
Despite the explanation, i still believe that they is an hidden ajender.

ofcourse na



Does he mean that Jos Christian's, Benue people in every state are under fulani/Hausa rulership when same group have their association

bjdon:


I think all the tribes in Nigeria will attest to the fact that the Edo people are not xenophobic. We welcome all and are hostile to none, all we ask is that our traditions are respected. We have had Hausa and Fulani groups in out state for over 100's of years with no problem. My grandfather used to tell me tales of trading hides and skins with Northern traders as far back as 1920's.
With this clarification they have giving I see no reason why the event can't be rescheduled for a future date. The settled northern communities in Edo are a peaceful bunch. It's the new 'foreign' ones that are the problem.

you get time

They are Nigerians.... Igbo's do have Eze ndi Igbo in cities across the country... So why is there own different?
Why the hate for Shuwa Arabs?

At least nobody will say they Fulani's

Lets love one another abeg...


Hon. Chukwuemeka Nwajiuba for 2023.

The should not allow any installation of emir in Edo. Na so e dey take start.

Nemere2020:

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Mynd44

Na so dem dey start. Later dem go rewrite history, se na dere forefathers get land. Like Jos.

Na so, after testing d water, if it's warm u would have dive in n start swimming but bcoz it is hot now, we misunderstood u guys.

Bulhari is the reason why ds people have the audacity to do whatever they want to do. The unfunny thing is that, if they fail to install a sultan now, they will try again in a few years to come. They never give up in their desperate need for conquest. In fact, they live for it.

Mikecold:
you get time

We are xenophobic o, we argree

He should pack his Terrorist brothers to ibarapa

Otamere, your body dey hot. I feel you, but remember the lion dose not concern itself with the play of the goat, unless the goat crosses the 'red line' . They have shown remorse and respect, let's allow them be

If we ever hear pim from u pipo again we will cut off ur heads and throw dem inside Benin moat.
U didnt come to Edo for traditional leadership positions but for business purposes.
Go and do ur biz. Case closed.

All these my Edo brothers una body dey hot today! I wish say I fit buy una some Guilder and pepper soup. Make we chill for them nau. Hausa people for Benin City no dey find anybody trouble. Na all these new 'Buhari Children' from outside Nigeria be the problem. They don apologize, wen pikin say sorry na to forgive am nau, abi no be so?

That's how they go about causing trouble everywhere.
sark, Sultan, shuwa etc don't have any business in Edo state
You know all these things yet you went ahead to print that nonsense you call invitation card abi"

SlyDev:
Don't let this news carry us away, we need to ban every other non indigenes rulers. Ban Eze Ndi Ibo in Yoruba land, ban Emir in Yoruba land. That was how one Eze was challenging Akure King but the ibos will be using style to tell Yorubas to focus only on hausa but two of them are the same.

Mumu, they are talking about one stupid Terrorist trying to cross lane lines of another people, you're here talking rubbish

Sirjamo:
Some Nigerians still believe that someone can take over a city of three million, just by installing an inconsequential traditional head, like we are still in the 15th Century.

It still exist, but they can't succeed in Edo

kingsceemark:


Mumu, they are talking about one stupid Terrorist trying to cross lane lines of another people, you're here talking rubbish

While the second terrorist are trying to cross lane too. They participate in arm robbery, produce fake drugs that kill our babies(fake drugs kill 3 times more than fulani herdsmen), they disobey our traditional leader like the Akure King example which even the Hausa have not done.

SlyDev:


While the second terrorist are trying to cross lane too. They participate in arm robbery, produce fake drugs that kill our babies(fake drugs kill 3 times more than fulani herdsmen), they disobey our traditional leader like the Akure King example which even the Hausa have not done.

The same Hausa you're romancing with drove your people including a traditional leader crossed border to Benin Republic IDP camp right before your dirty nose, and they are still living there till today, how about that?