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The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) has faulted the Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Ibrahim Muhammad, for advocating a constitution amendment to include more Shari’a content in the country’s school curriculum, describing the call as ill-timed, provocative and unacceptable.

Muhammad on Wednesday had advocated the amendment of the constitution to accommodate some of the concerns of Muslims and the Shari’a law.

He spoke while declaring the 20th Annual Judges Conference open at the Ahmadu Bello University (ABU), Zaria Faculty of Law’s Moot Court.

Speaking on the theme of the two-day conference, ‘Documentation of Contracts in Islamic Law: Procedure, Sample Precedents and Practice,’ organised by the Centre for Islamic Legal Studies (CILS) of the ABU in collaboration with National Judicial Institute (NJI), Abuja, Justice Muhammad also urged academics to champion the cause of redesigning the methods of teaching Shari’a law.

The CJN, who was represented by the Grand Khadi of Niger State, Justice Muhammad Danjuma, said the implementation of his suggestions would be more feasible if universities give the Shari’a law its own faculty.

“As we all know, there are sections of the constitution that allow the implementation of Shari’a personal law and apart from that, we cannot do more. However, we have the number to amend the constitution to suit our own position as Muslims,” he said.

Muhammad had also advocated increase of judges who were learned in Shari’a to allow them to attend to Islamic law issues.

The CJN said in view of the importance of the Shari’a system to the legal profession, Shari’a law ought to be taught in Arabic language in Nigerian universities.

“The Shari’a law should be taught in Arabic not English. There is no university in Nigeria that runs Shari’a in Arabic; they all teach Shari’a in English. So, academicians let’s also look into this issue,” the CJN added.

But in a reaction, CAN described the call by the CJN as ill-timed, provocative and unacceptable.
The Special Assistant to CAN’s President, Mr. Adebayo Ayodeji, told THISDAY yesterday that there were many challenges ranging from kidnappings, banditry and terror attacks facing the country that were begging for solution.

According to him, rather than dwell on needless controversy over such issues, attention should be given to efforts to make the country more peaceful.

He said: “We have not seen the full text of the paper presented and we learnt the Chief Justice was represented at the event. So, it is difficult to know if the speech was that of the Chief Justice or his representative. Be that as it may, asking for the constitutional amendment with a view to adding more to the Sharia contents is ill-timed, provocative and unacceptable.

“Today, there is a cloud of uncertainty over the country, occasioned by the menace of insecurity and alleged assault on the judiciary, to add the controversial Sharia to the list is very unfortunate.

“The proponents of the idea, whoever they may be, should bury the thought. Let us join the well-meaning Nigerians who are searching for the solution to the kidnappings, bandits and terror attacks if truly we want Nigeria to be peaceful.”

https://www.thisdaylive.com/index.php/2019/12/13/can-knocks-cjn-over-call-for-more-sharia-provisions-in-constitution/



Lalasticlala

It is well

Every appointee doing as he likes

This country eeeh .

Nige+ria=zoo

Hh

Henry22:
Nige+ria=zoo

If you or any of your family lives in Nigeria...that means they are in the zoo too. Hence animals!

Smh

dre11:







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Lalasticlala

Audio CAN
Christians are hypocrites
Muslims are deceivers

This is a very dangerous trend coming from the CJN....how can he be talking about sharia laws in a secular state like Nigeria? and him saying they have the number to amend the constitution as Muslims. ....let the north not create a religious war in Nigeria.....

I have always said this and I will say it again and again, why don't the proponets if Islam, sharia and it's tenets push for a completely Islamic country, that will seperate them from Christian country, where they will practice Islam and Sharia in full without any form of interference or misunderstanding.

Anybody that violates their Islamic and Sharia law will be dully punished according to Sharia dictates.

The greatest Irony is that those pushing for Islam and Sharia when they want to go for medical tourism or vacation, will rush to America and Europe and other non Islamic countries, avoiding countries like Oman, Afghanistan, Iraq, Iran, Syria etc that are core Muslim countries.

The intent of the North is gradually bn made known. Una neva c sumtin

CJN request is the must foolish request of all time.

The CJN that has a degree in Islamic with a pass in arabic asking for more inclusion of more sharia in the constitution of a multi-secular country like Nigeria?

The tyrannt, fanatic, bigot & ethnic supremacist that put you in this position & gullible Nigerians that also enthroned him there are to be blame. The alleged islamization agenda is still being subtly unfolded yet people like VP Osinbajo will be talking rubbish.

Where the hell is MannaBBQ?

no to bigotry

clarocuzioo:
I have always said this and I will say it again and again, why don't the proponets if Islam, sharia and it's tenets push for a completely Islamic country, that will seperate them from Christian country, where they will practice Islam and Sharia in full without any form of interference or misunderstanding.

Anybody that violates their Islamic and Sharia law will be dully punished according to Sharia dictates.

The greatest Irony is that those pushing for Islam and Sharia when they want to go for medical tourism or vacation, will rush to America and Europe and other non Islamic countries, avoiding countries like Oman, Afghanistan, Iraq, Iran, Syria etc that are core Muslim countries.

This is what i don’t understand as well!

It’s clear the dominant brand of Islam in Nigeria is wahabi/fundamentalist in nature, so why are they so insistent on sharing the same country with infidels?

Southerners made a mistake right from the 50s and 60s when we had at least two opportunities (pre-independence and the uncivil war) to distance ourselves from these people, but we bungled it!

seunlayi:
The intent of the North is gradually bn made known. Una neva c sumtin

Bros, don't raise any dust where there's none !

The CJN is on his own !

His predecessors who are more powerful than him tried it and they failed.
Let him ( CJN ) keeps displaying his bigotry for the world to see.

He's just been fanatical !

If Muslims want full implementation of sharia laws, they should go and form their own country, not this Nigeria that's multi-religous and cultural !

And to think that, this is the same sharia ideology that's driven Boko Haram and their deadly unslaught and reign of terror against the Nigerian State leaves a lot to be desired about the whole thing.

Which means Boko Haram and these people are fighting the same cause !!!

valentineuwakwe:
This is a very dangerous trend coming from the CJN....how can he be talking about sharia laws in a secular state like Nigeria? and him saying they have the number to amend the constitution as Muslims. ....let the north not create a religious war in Nigeria.....

Is there anything wrong in having faculty or school of sharia law? Since you assume that the country is a secular state, would the imposition of sharia affect non Muslims?

This one na CJN
Just say Nigeria Imam Turned Lawyer

Don't be deceived Shariah is a scam and a political tool.
It only affect the poor masses, the ruling muslim elites live above the Shariah.

clarocuzioo:
I have always said this and I will say it again and again, why don't the proponets if Islam, sharia and it's tenets push for a completely Islamic country, that will seperate them from Christian country, where they will practice Islam and Sharia in full without any form of interference or misunderstanding.

Anybody that violates their Islamic and Sharia law will be dully punished according to Sharia dictates.

The greatest Irony is that those pushing for Islam and Sharia when they want to go for medical tourism or vacation, will rush to America and Europe and other non Islamic countries, avoiding countries like Oman, Afghanistan, Iraq, Iran, Syria etc that are core Muslim countries.

A CJN who has only 3 pass in waec

ISLAMIC STUDY

CHEMISTRY

HAUSA.

How did this man get to be a Judge in Supreme Court?

We have to reason this CJN matter too if this nonsense comes from him again

edoairways:

Is there anything wrong in having faculty or school of sharia law? Since you assume that the country is a secular state, would the imposition of sharia affect non Muslims?

so you want to deny the activities of sharia police breaking the bottles of bear belonging to Christians?

Tumbulum:
so you want to deny the activities of sharia police breaking the bottles of bear belonging to Christians?

That how they usually sugarcoat their evil intentions with deliberately deceptive comments.

At a time like this with these social media laws, unruly murderous police and tyrannical leaders who ont respect sane aspects of the Nigerian laws... asking for Sharia is just going to only increase Nigeria's slide into a dangerous fascist islamic state

Thank you CAN for opposing CJN

So these numb skulls are just seeing these messages? What about payment for certificate of marriage.

But he said the truth. I believe that Nigeria would fair better if more sharia laws are included in the constitution. I mean north has 19 states, have more population, more landmass and they are in charge of virtually all sectors of the Nigerian economy.

Don't fall victim of the popular forex scam of the year.

https://www.nairaland.com/5575332/heard-popular-forex-scam-waju

Nigerians have been living blindly thinking Nigeria is a secular country when in fact it is not. Nigeria's constitution is a mass of contradiction in itself. On one hand it claimed Nigeria is a SECULAR state, on the another hand, it requires at least 3 sharia law judges on the bench of appeal court. Basically speaking, Sharia law have been mention several times in Nigeria's constitution. And you think Nigeria is not technically an islamic country? The islamist have been pulling Taqiyya on us. This is why they shout one Nigeria. One Nigeria is an Islamic Project!
Sharia law CJN implementing the real assignment given to him by buhari's APC islamist regime. Tanko was placed to use the instrumentality of law and constitution for further advance Islamization via sharia law.

I trust by now, Nigerians can see why the Terrorist illegally removed Onnogen to install Tanko. Islamization of Nigeria is the secret agenda of buhari's devilish APC regime.

Checkout all proponents of Islamic Sharia law in Nigeria from Buhari to Boko haram, and now a self acclaimed CJN, you will see they have one thing in common - they're all Islamist Fundamentalist.

Nigerians better shine their eyes and unite against buhari's Islamic regime. This satanic govt is up to no good.
The ultimate goal of this regime is fulanization and islamization of Nigeria through the advancement of islamic sharia law.

Tumbulum:
so you want to deny the activities of sharia police breaking the bottles of bear belonging to Christians?

What bottles and when did it happen?

edoairways:

What bottles and when did it happen?

you are a liar. Probably, A Yoruba Muslim. They are allergic to the truth