IN October 1999, the governor of Zamfara State instituted Sharia Law, mainly out of his selfish quest for political power. Later on, eleven northern states, with majority of Muslim population, followed suit. For more than twenty years now, Sharia institutions and officers have almost become a law unto themselves, to the extent of circumventing Nigeria's Constitution.
It is generally believed that Sharia Law applies only to Muslims. But both Muslims and non-Muslims in its jurisdiction experience incessant human rights abuse and extremism in the hands of its enforcers, as recent events have shown.
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