The Nigerian Senate is reportedly set to consider a proposal from a group which seeks the creation of Sharia law courts in the South Western region of Nigeria.
A religious group known as the Muslim Congress was said to have submitted a memo to the Senate Committee on the Review of the 1999 Constitution, proposing the implementation of Sharia in the southwest region. SharaReporters reported that the Muslim Congress, while presenting its memo at the Lagos hearing on Wednesday, said it wants Sharia implemented in the Yoruba-speaking southwest to cater to its Muslim population. Meanwhile, the Islamic religious law is implemented in Muslim-majority states in the Northern region, despite the constitutional provision that states be secular. Read also:Â Gunmen Abduct Sharia Court Judge In Katsina
The representative of the group, Abdulganihu Bamidele reportedly said, “We want to partner for the creation of Sharia courts in the southwest because of our population of Muslims. The faith-based organisation also proposed amendments to the constitution focusing on gender equality, local government autonomy, state and community policing, and judicial and legislative autonomy.Photos Credit: Getty
SharaReporters reported that the Muslim Congress, while presenting its memo at the Lagos hearing on Wednesday, said it wants Sharia implemented in the Yoruba-speaking southwest to cater to its Muslim population. Meanwhile, the Islamic religious law is implemented in Muslim-majority states in the Northern region, despite the constitutional provision that states be secular.
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