The bill sponsored by Hon. Abdullahi Balarabe Salame of Sokoto state seeking the increase in jurisdiction of the Sharia Court of Appeal of the FCT and Sharia Court of the states as it borders on the criminal justice system of the nation on the premises of the ‘Hudud and Qisas which are doctrines drawn from the books of the Holy Qur’an had passed the second reading by 19 May, 2016 on the floor of the house and now referred to the appropriate committee for consideration.
Reacting to this, the protesters in their hundred, under the aegis of the Coalition of Civil Society and Faith Based Organization (CCSFBO), staged peaceful protest from the Unity Fountain to NASS Complex, carrying placard with various inscriptions; “Christians and Muslims are one”, “Do not alter section 262 and 277”, “Don’t abuse our freedom”, “We love Nigeria, we love our unity”, etc. Addressing newsmen during the rally, in Abuja, the Convener, Obande Gideon said “It beats our imagination that the leadership of the house will watch and encourage the introduction of a religious doctrine into the constitution of this great nation knowing fully well that we are a multi religious nation.
“With the clear picture that some of the suggestions of the Sharia law for example; amputation and stoning to death etc are dehumanization, we see this as a clear and deliberate attempt to heat up the polity of this country bearing in mind that we have suffered a lot of crisis on religious lines.
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