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NEWSIslamic group reacts as CJN calls for constitution amendment to accommodate Sharia lawPublished 2 hours ago on December 13, 2019 By John Owen Nwachukwu


The Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC) has reacted to the Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Muhammad Tanko’s call for constitutional amendments to accommodate some peculiarities of Shariah law which have been ignored for so long.

The CJN made the statement while declaring open the 20th Annual Judges Conference at the Ahmadu Bello University (ABU), Zaria, Kaduna State, yesterday.


The CJN was represented by Justice Muhammad Danjuma, the Grand Khadi of Niger State.

MURIC backed the CJN’s suggestion, adding that the current constitution was a child of British colonial Christianisation of the country which had failed to take into consideration the multi-religious nature of the Nigerian nation.

MURIC spoke through its director, Professor Ishaq Akintola, who issued a press statement to DAILY POST on the matter, Friday.


The statement added, “The CJN has our full backing on this. The British colonial government bequeathed a legacy of Christianisation to the Nigerian nation. Muslims were not comfortable with it but the British did not listen.

“The British did not give a damn. The Northern Muslims resisted and the British invaded the North.

“Muslim resistance was brutally broken by the ruthless massacre of thousands of Muslim freedom fighters in Hausaland, particularly in Burmi (1903), Satiru (1906) and Zinder (1917).


“Even those who surrounded were not spared as they were mowed down with machine guns. Thereafter, the British victors curtailed Islamic landmarks.

“Islam had arrived in Karnem Borno in the year 1085 (818 years before the invasion of the North by the British) during the reign of King Humi Jilmi while Christianity was first preached in 1842 (757 years after the advent of Islam) under the Agacia tree in Badagry.

“As far as we are concerned, therefore, the British who brought Christianity to Nigeria spread their religion by force after invading the North, after intimidating the South West and after subdueing the Muslims who had been practicing their faith for more than 800 years. They used excessive force against the Muslims and carried out barbaric and extra-judicial killings.



“The bombardment of Lagos in 1851 by Commodore Captain R. W. Bruce during the ‘Boiling Battle’ (Ogun Ahoyaya) and the subsequent surrender of the city was the first operation ‘shock and awe’ designed to cow Southerners. It was equally intended to send a strong message to the North.

“The booming of cannon shells and other bombs was hitherto unknown to the city. Lagos quickly put its tail between its legs like a frightened dog and other cities in the South West took the cue.

“It was a fait accompli. The Muslim population cautioned its membership against courting the ire of the colonial masters. This surrender paved the way for the creation of the Lagos Colony ten years later (1861).



“From then onwards, the city of Lagos which by 1775 had more than fifty Islamic schools, opened the floodgate to the intimidation and coercion of Muslim children in colonial schools. This persecution has lasted to date.

“We have gone down the lanes of history because today was born from the wombs of yesterday. Muslims in Yorubaland put up no armed resistance to colonial invasion and forceful conversion whereas Northern Muslims died in their thousands resisting colonial invasion.

“This resulted in the bold and ruthless conversion of Muslims to Christianity in the South West whereas the colonialists exercised caution in their dealing with Northern Muslims.



“This situation also informed British adoption of indirect rule in the North. Nobody should ask MURIC to forget the history of Nigerian Muslims. Brutalisation of Muslims by the British marauders is part of our history just as the forceful abandonment of Islamic landmarks as ordered by the British Christian evangelists.

“It was after the British had killed all Muslims who resisted their occupation of Northern Nigeria and after they had imposed restrictions on the Shariah that they established a Christian-oriented administration.

“Western education through which thousands of Muslims were forcefully converted was also introduced to replace Islamic education which was already popular before the arrival of the British.



“This was the situation until Nigeria obtained independence in 1960 and the Muslims continued to bear the brunt of subjection to a Christian-oriented system.

“Unfortunately successive regimes in post-independence Nigeria have failed to review the system after the exit of the British in spite of repeated demands. As a result of this, the Muslims remain unintegrated, unaccommodated and displeased.

“Without attempting to justify violent uprisings, it is our contention that this lop-sidedness is partly responsible for the interreligious clashes which Nigeria has experienced to date, including, of course, Boko Haram insurgency.

“The system we run in this country is not only alien to Muslim culture, it has marginalised the Muslim population. Our democracy is deceptive in as much as Muslims who form the largest segment of the population are not integrated into the system. Participatory democracy is the global best practice. But not in Nigeria.

“Nigeria’s democracy excludes the Muslims. Our weekends shut Muslims out. It is the entire monopoly of Christians. Saturday and Sunday are free but Friday is not.

“The Muslim girl-child goes to school with tears in her eyes because she must not enter the school with hijab on her head. There is no single Shariah Appeal Court in the entire South West and Muslims in that sub-region are subjected to Christian common law in all civil matters.

“Muslim marriages conducted inside mosques are not recognised but those held in churches are sacrosanct. This democracy is fraudulent.

“Christian women enjoy the monopoly of recruitment into the army, navy, police, civil defence, traffic wardens, immigrations, customs, etc but Muslim women cannot because those uniformed agencies will not recruit users of hijab. Yet Muslim police women and soldiers use hijab in Britain, United States, Ireland, etc. Female Muslim graduates therefore remain jobless and impoverished while their Christian counterparts smile to the banks.

“Yet it was not so ab initio. It was the British Christian colonialists who changed the system to favour Christians only. This is not good enough and we need to sit down like neighbours to renegotiate our nationhood.

“It is always better to jaw-jaw than to war-war. If we all condemn the Boko Haram style, what alternative have we put forward?

“MURIC therefore embraces the CJN’s idea of the need for constitutional amendment. It is even belated. It is part of restructuring.

“We hope the restructuring camp will welcome the CJN’s idea because it is not going to be about Muslim demands alone but a comprehensive one. We call for objectivity in this matter.

“Those who always oppose anything which is likely to benefit Muslims are urged to consider this initiative with an open mind. Constitutional amendment has all the potentials to usher in peace and tranquillity if we approach it with sincerity.”


https://dailypost.ng/2019/12/13/islamic-group-reacts-as-cjn-calls-for-constitution-amendment-to-accommodate-sharia-law/

E be like say una no well.

Both MURIC o, both the CJN o, but the Sharia o.

Gbogbo yin o gbadun.

We play too much in Nigeria

The current one what have we used it to achieve?

Was it not the one we are using befor now when life was better off in the 60s and 70s ?

Was military decree too British?

The hate speech and religious intolerance also British?

Was killing and kidnapping also British

We have a societal issues that must be fixed

Muric and Igbos are same

Cause their ideology is same

lovely. Las las Nigeria will destroy itself

sarrki:
Muric and Igbos are same
Cause their ideology is same

IPOB kill u there.

Who is a Muslim or Christian. by constitution?

There should be a provision for change of religion for those who wish to convert. If that's allowed maybe people will begin to understand that religion can be changed overnight and the idea or logic of a religion judging anybody is flawed.

No man equally has right to interpret religion and impose it others either as a doctrine or as a court like Sharia seeks to do.

What happens if I steal a piece of meat in the morning, get arrested immediately, and receive Christ in the afternoon before I am arraigned in the evening or before they attempt to cut off my hand?

More sickening is the fact that over 90% of Nigerians were born into the religion they currently practice. That means someone made the choice for them before they could tell what their options were.

Sharia in a democratic state is one of the most mind twisting and chaotic concept ever.

Chie, who did this things to us?

Nigeria is not an Islamic Nation..

Nigerians should open their eyes..

These guys are playing out a Script...

Nigerians Open your Eyes..

'Without attempting to justify violent uprisings, it is our contention that this lop-sidedness is partly responsible for the interreligious clashes which Nigeria has experienced to date, including, of course, Boko Haram insurgency'

“It is always better to jaw-jaw than to war-war. If we all condemn the Boko Haram style, what alternative have we put forward?

MURIC you made some other valid points ooh but why these references to boko haram as if you collabo and wrote this together?

Islamic CJN completely missing in action when his employers were busy disobeying court orders surfaces like a ghost to advocate for islamic sharia law. Isn't that wonderful? And they said Nigeria is a secular state.
Sounds like buhari's islamist regime are beginning to hid boko haram terrorist core demand - Spread and Implement islamic sharia law all over 'Secular' Nigeria.

-Buhari 2001: I will strife within me until sharia law is implemented all over Nigeria.
-Boko Haram 2002: We want sharia law implemented all over the north and Nigeria before we stop our campaign of bloodshed.
-CJN Tanko 2019: Want sharia law to be implemented and thought in Nigerian Universities.

The above are three categories of people calling for islamic sharia law all over Nigeria. The only difference is that one of them are not shy of their identity as 'Hardcore Terrorist'. The other 2 are cowards who prefer to potray themselves as lambs in sheep clothing. Only the wise know who they really are. Bloody covert terrorist.

One Nigeria is an Islamic-fulanization Project.

We don't need a constitution amendment in Nigeria,
We simply need a new constitution.
Everywhere in d world people are deciding how they want to be ruled.
Here in Nigeria, people can't even decide their own local govt chair talk more of governor.

sarrki:
Muric and Igbos are same

Cause their ideology is same

Show us where IPOB calls for implementation of sharia law all over Nigeria

All I want to know is how Sharia has helped Zamfara and other Northern states adhering strictly to it. Has the poverty index improved? Is the standard of living better? Are the states more peaceful and the people less corrupt?

The earlier we face the core issues affecting our lives, the better.

Nonsense!

Anytime I'm depressed I come to read muric press release. It's quite funny I won't lie

id911:
Ishaq Akintola is taking this Islamic fanatism to a frightening dimension. It's high time he's dealt with to forestall a potential doom in the future

The MURIC has been ranting since time immemorial.We need not to worry,afonja's no fit carry bomb.
One of the positive effects of being cowards.

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sarrki:
Muric and Igbos are same

Cause their ideology is same

is that why your Yoruba Muslims in the West are asking for Sharia law ?

Cabal was bamboozling VP Osinbajo daily while the DSS was almost strangulating Sowore to death yet this useless kafir caliphate-wannabe terrorist was deaf & dumb.

Immediate when he hears his stooge masters promoting Arabic/Sharia colonization agenda, pronto! the idiot came back to life.

The islamization agenda is real but God who took care of Abacha is still on the throne.Even Sanni Yerima have long abandoned the Sharia cause but Zamfara State us not better for it.Useless man.

Start acquiring IT skills today.

Next level

But they would wouldn’t they!

I’m so sick of this country! Others are aiming to be tops in IT, industrialisation, tourism and space technology....yet here we are dragging over whether to put sharia in a secular constitution or not!

You couldn’t make it up!

The MUmuRIC Prof has just woken up from his slumber... it's his turn to act out his script. Just curious; what happens when there is a civil case between a Muslim and a Christian? Which law will be used to try the Christian? I hope the Sharia ish stays up North where they're predominantly Muslims!

Is this a joke??

Haaa,they have been saying it about this Islamic agenda.

Sharia is also Arabic. We are not Arabs neither do we know them or have anything in common with them. When is Isaq Akintola moving to Borno state to get to enjoy the peace and sanctity of living with other extremists? He’s an abomination

Brother Muri mumu sha. British constitution in 1998? Yet they call the Ishaq professor. Well i won't be surprised if he's a proffessor of islamic studies and arabic.

Nonsense and Muric.

They should kuku do the needful and divide the thing so they can add their nonsensical sharia in the constitution of 'Islamic state of Arewa republic'.

Never seen someone so greedy, you want islamic state yet held on to 'One Nigeria' like your life depend on it.

I know Sarrki, chief spokeperson for fulani for Yorubas surely is with Tanko And brother Muri but but but kolewerk sha. Losers.

Well spoken; no wahala.

You'll have your way, but first, we need to RESTRUCTURE THIS COUNTRY VERY FAST.

We can see that the only way Nigeria can survive as a country is for us to get back to the REGIONAL GOVT with a much weaker central govt.

The partially independent regions can handle their unique issues including Sharia [for those concerned]

There should no longer be the forceful imposition of strange lifestyles to the indigenous people in every region.

As for those of us in the Old Eastern Region, We do not need anything Sharia in our Nigerian Constitution.

That can be implemented in the Northern Nigerian constitution of the when power is devolved to the regions.

ANY ATTEMPT TO FORCEFULLY IMPOSE THIS IN OUR DEAR COUNTRY NIGERIA WILL BE GRAVELY RESISTED.