₦airaland Forum

If Nigeria has no official religion as the president said, how come we have sharia law that runs in parallel with our constitution?

Your answer lies in d reasons behind d establishment of Customary Courts!!

STANPASQUAL:
Your answer lies in d reasons behind d establishment of Customary Courts!!

Enlighten me.

STANPASQUAL:
Your answer lies in d reasons behind d establishment of Customary Courts!!

Very interesting summary of an answer! I like that.

mekaboy:
Enlighten me.

The northern culture/custom is gr8tly imbued with Islam!! There are no Christian courts or Canonical Courts cos Christianity hardly forms d basis for any people's culture/custom. The Sharia courts are on d same level with d customary courts!! Same level of jurisprudence. While d Sharia Courts exercise their jurisdiction in d Islamic dominated North, the Customary Courts do likewise in d Other parts of Nigeria!! Note that they are lower courts whose decisions n verdicts can be appealed!!! Hope I've in my own little way ENLIGHTENED u!!

Very soon people would start asking why the Penal Code is used in the north and the Criminal Code in the south.

STANPASQUAL:
The northern culture/custom is gr8tly imbued with Islam!! There are no Christian courts or Canonical Courts cos Christianity hardly forms d basis for any people's culture/custom. The Sharia courts are on d same level with d customary courts!! Same level of jurisprudence. While d Sharia Courts exercise their jurisdiction in d Islamic dominated North, the Customary Courts do likewise in d Other parts of Nigeria!! Note that they are lower courts whose decisions n verdicts can be appealed!!! Hope I've in my own little way ENLIGHTENED u!!

Thanks .