The Oyo state chapter of the Supreme Council for Shari’ah in Nigeria has announced plans to establish a sharia court in the state and its environs.
In a flier that circulated widely on Tuesday, the group extended invitations to guests nationwide for the court’s inauguration ceremony.
The event is scheduled to take place on January 11, 2025, at the Muslim Community Islamic Centre, Oba Adeyemi High School road, Mobolaje area of the state.
The flier identified Yusuf Akinade Olayinka 1, Bashorun of Oyo land, as the royal rather of the day.
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It also named Abdullateef Eleyele, Mufairu of Oyo land, as the spiritual father of the day, while Tajudeen Kamorise, Aare Musulumi of Oyo land, was listed as the chief host for the occasion.
However, the proposed event has sparked controversy on X, a microblogging platform, with some users alleging it is an attempt to impose shari’ah law on southwestern Nigeria.
See reactions below:
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If you’re silent on this sharia law saga in southwest then you’re enabling it. Even if we can’t see the implications of the laws in other nations, we can see it in north.
The question is “what progress does it bring”.
And those that claim it will be for Muslims only, don’t… pic.twitter.com/zdd70TFuFQ— BABA AJISEFA (@ILE_AJISEFA) December 23, 2024
My own is that sharia law shouldn’t even exist in an allegedly democratic nation.
It shouldn’t even be a discussion.— Dr Obua In Jesus’ Name✨ (@ebereobua) December 23, 2024
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I’m a Muslim & I’m TOTALLY against a Sharia law in Yoruba land.
All hands should be on deck to ensure that no sharia law is passed anywhere in the Southwest.
It should be collectively rejected. I’m an advocate against sharia laws.
— Abiodun (@bin_gbada) December 23, 2024
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Nigeria is a multi-religious and multicultural society. Nigeria is not an islamic caliphate neither is it a christian empire.
We should never have any courts on the basis of any religion. We should only have courts on the basis of the constitution.
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— #OurFavOnlineDoc 🩺 🇬🇧 (@OurFavOnlineDoc) December 23, 2024
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Nigeria is a secular country and so shall it be. So get that. Nigeria can’t be Saudi or Qatar.
Therefore, the sharia law is only for Muslims that want it to be for their matters!
AdvertisementAsk when you don’t know. But stop being noisemakers every market day!
Ire oh
— Shakirat Oluwatosin Raji (@tosinraj) December 23, 2024
There must be no sharia law in the southwest . There must be no sharia courts in the southwest . We are a secular country under secular laws ! No one should even try to play that useless game over here . Amen .
— Revd Dr Olaleye Oluwafemi (@pfemiolaleye) December 24, 2024
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