The Emir of Kano, Muhammadu Sanusi II, has cautioned religious leaders to focus on what he described as their primary responsibility: providing religious guidance, rather than engaging in partisan politics.

Sanusi spoke in Abuja yesterday at the public presentation of the book, Military Transformational Leadership in Action: The Buratai Era, authored by Dr Mohammed Abubakar.

Presented by the Buratai Legacy Presentation Committee, in collaboration with Sprezzatura Publishing Limited and Clarivox Creative Limited, the book examines leadership decisions, institutional reforms and security challenges during the tenure of former Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen. Tukur Buratai (rtd).

Sanusi said Nigeria must reverse the growing politicisation of ethnicity and religion, warning that the trend could create conditions for further violence.

He stated that it is not the responsibility of politicians to impose religion on citizens, but rather to provide education, healthcare, and an economy, while leaving religion to religious leaders.

Likewise, it is not the duty of religious leaders to get into politics, he stated, adding that currently, there is no distinction between bishops/imams and senators, with everyone now a politician.