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Making Mountains Out Of Molehills Over Sharia Law!- Dr Olufon. by z07ion: 4:16pm On Jan 02, 2020
WHO among the religious elites in Nigeria that would claim ignorance of the Islamic Sharia Law, especially when it is given adequate prominence in the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999, which is 20 years old, this December, except mischief makers, confusionists and bigots!

Sections 260 – 279 are devoted to explicitly to analyze the Establishment, of Sharia Courts of Appeal, Appointment of Grand Kadi and Kadis, Constitution, Practice and Procedure of both the Federal and States Sharia Courts of Appeal without creating any form of ambiguity and allowed governments at both levels to apply discretion in implementation!

Wikipedia classifies “Shari-ah” as an Arabic word, meaning “divination” and which refers to God’s immutable divine law and also defines Sharia law as a religious law derived from Islamic precepts of the Qur’an/Hadith and forming part of the Islamic tradition.

Recently, Wednesday, 25th December, 2019, the incumbent Chief Justice of Nigeria, advocated that Sharia education should be conducted in Arabic language at the university level for it to gain more prominence among the adherents but his postulation attracted a barrage of condemnations/vilifications from the social media subscribers, professional and religious bodies, who are programmed to oppose any thought or ideas from all quarters, high or low without bordering to interrogate or verify the integrity of such thoughts!

They delight in throwing away the baby with the bath water!


FALSEHOOD AGAINST THE CJN BY “LEARNED BROTHERS”!
Judging from his impressive resume and professional diligence, no critic can succeed to smear or impugn Chief Justice Ibrahim Tanko Muhammad’s character as to classify him as an advocate for Islamisation Agenda of Nigeria considering the fact that he is an authority when it comes to analytical details of the Islamic Religious Laws and Jurisprudence, who studied and received the bachelor, master and doctorate degrees in LAW from Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria between 1980 and 1998, and was called to the BAR in the year1981, the same year he graduated from the Nigerian Law School!


While We might ignore the ranting of illiterate users of the social media, We completely disagree with the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), which castigated the erudite legal luminary that he was neither a lawyer nor was he called to the BAR, contrary to the prescribed qualifications as stipulated in Section 261 (1) (2) (3) (a) (b) (i) (ii), with which he got appointments in his former positions as Judge of both the Sharia and the Appeal Courts respectively.
The Muslim Lawyers Association of Nigeria (MULAN), rejected attacks on the person of the CJN by Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), and Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria (HURIWA), Afenifere, Ohaneze,Yoruba Council of Elders (YCE), Middle Belt Group and described the criticisms as an act of religious intolerance and advised them to desist from “fuelling Islamophobia agenda!

This 67-year-old Nigerian Jurist is the highest ranking judicial officer and Head of the Supreme Court, whose position was confirmed by the Senate on 16th July, 2019, is in no way a man of controversy, although some critics made mountains of his appointment following the travail and subsequent exit of his predecessor, Justice Walter Samuel Nkanu Onnoghen.


THE SHARIA EDUCATION ADVOCACY BY THE CHIEF JUSTICE OF NIGERIA!
Chief Justice Tanko Muhammad, who rose through the ranks was once a Kadi, and later a Justice of the Nigerian Courts of Appeal, made his presentation with mindset of encouraging more awareness of academic interests among Islamic Faith practitioners at the tertiary level in order disabuse the lukewarm attitude of academicians should champion and re-invigorate the noble cause through the language of ISLAM which is ARABIC and not ENGLISH!

CHRISTIANITY and ISLAM are the TWO major Faith-based religions that are very prominent in Nigeria with the former having greater number of adherents in the SOUTH, while the later holds sway in the NORTH. Since Sharia gained public attention in 1999, because of its inclusiveness in the 1999 Constitution, no Southern State adopted its tenets nor practiced its laws because THEY ARE NOT BINDING ON THE CITIZENS NIGERIA IS A SECULAR STATE – ie, a State without an adopted religion! It is also noteworthy that of about the TEN Northern States that “practice” Sharia, only Kano and Zamfara seemed to show some level of seriousness in the implementation of the law which traverses Islamic criminal justice, procedural matters, marriage and divorce, issues relating to children, financial legislation , among others.

WHEN DID IT BECOME AN OFFENCE FOR A NIGERIAN CITIZEN TO EXERCISE HIS/HER FUNDAMENTAL RIGHT OF SPEECH OR OPINION? IS JUSTICE TANKO THE AUTHOR OF THE SHARIA LAW, WHICH WAS PRESCRIBED AS PANACEA FOR GOOD GOVERNANCE AND HAD BEEN IN EXISTENCE FROM THE TIME OF PROPHET MOHAMMED, FOUNDER OF ISLAM?

The CJN is a Muslim whose religion embraces the Sharia Law and has the fundamental right to express his opinion which did not contradict any extant law
From intensive and painstaking research – Sharia Law as practiced in Nigeria is LIBERAL and advocates good governance, sane society where rights and opportunities are apportioned in gender-friendly proportions to avoid infringements on any side.
The CJN believes that if Sharia Law was taught in Arabic instead of English at the tertiary level, the Muslim academia would be in better position to propagate the religious tenets adequately to reach out to more adherents across board.

Our research also clearly revealed that all tenets of the Islamic Faith, were geared toward social justice, equal life opportunities for all adherents and societies devoid of violence in all forms; but like in every society/community, some extremists or fundamentalist would step outside acceptable norms to oppose, disagree and kick against social and religious laws meant to ensure peaceful co-existence!


MUST ANYONE CONDEMN ANOTHER’S RELIGION IN A SECULAR STATE- ESPECIALLY WHEN IT DID NOT ADVOCATE VIOLENCE?
At XMAS, President Muhammadu Buhari condemned the gruesome murder through beheading of 11 Christian hostages, who were abducted in Bornu State, by a faction of the Islamist Boko Haram, fighting under the banner of Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP), which claimed retaliation for their leader who died during US raid in Syria in October, 2019!
Although ISWAP deliberately timed the senseless killings to coincide with Xmas to infuriate Christians with the intention to cause a religious war but, President Buhari pleaded with all Nigerians not to allow the dastard act to divide them as a united nation.


US PLACES NIGERIA ON “RELIGIOUS PERSECUTION” WATCH-LIST!
Shortly before Christmas, Friday 20th December, 2019, the US Secretary of State, Mike Pompeo, announced that his country has placed Nigeria on its Special Watch-List (SWL), of countries that engage in severe religious persecution!
What an irony of fate! The same US sent its troops to raid Syria in October 2019, killed scores of ISWAP leaders and their ranks only for the terrorist group to murder CHRISTIAN S in Nigeria at Xmas instead of attacking the US Military Base!
Wikitionary defines Islam as, “a monotheistic Abrahamic religion followed by Muslims that is based on the teachings of Muhammad and the Qur’an.”


CONTROVERSY OF SHARIA: SINCE 1999!
HOW MANY STATES PRACTICE SHARIA IN NIGERIA? ABOUT TEN.
ANY NEGATIVE IMPACT OF SHARIA LAW ON CHRISTIANITY OR OTHER RELIGIONS? NO OFFICIAL DOCUMENTATION.
HOW HAS SHARIA LAW FAIRED IN ZAMFARA, KANO & OTHER SHARIA STATES? NO PUBLIC RESISTANCE FROM MUSLIMS WHO ARE SUBJECT TO THE LAW!
NO RELIGION PREACHES VIOLENCE, discrimination, tribalism, hatred, nepotism, hate speech, intolerance, bigotry, etc, but LOVE!
CRITICS SHOULD NOT DISMISS THE MESSAGE AND THE MESSENGER WITHOUT VETTING THE AUTHENTICITY AND BENEFITS OF SUCH INFORMATION TO THE SOCIETY IN A DEMOCRACY SUCH AS NIGERIA, EVEN IF THEY WERE CONTROVERSIAL!
“Where no counsel is, the people fall: but in the multitude of counsellors there is safety.’’ (Prov 11:14)
I am, yours sincerely, Dr. David B.A. Olufon. 08130669886, 08098194390. 08080243066. G-mail- dvdolufon@gmail.com.

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Re: Making Mountains Out Of Molehills Over Sharia Law!- Dr Olufon. by Xisnin(m): 4:21pm On Jan 02, 2020
Don't be fooled by the author's name.
There are two types of Jihadists, the hired ones, and the real extremist.
The only difference between him and Boko haram is that the latter is using guns
for the spread of Sharia.

The 1999 constitution has sharia reference because Nigerians were more interested in
getting rid of the military in 1999 than fighting over religious points so as not to give the military
another excuse to stay in power.

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Re: Making Mountains Out Of Molehills Over Sharia Law!- Dr Olufon. by donbachi(m): 4:22pm On Jan 02, 2020
If na for dis case....i support the baby be thrown away with the bathing water.

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Re: Making Mountains Out Of Molehills Over Sharia Law!- Dr Olufon. by Nobody: 4:29pm On Jan 02, 2020
Why am not surprised by the name of the author, no be yoloba Muslim again? Na their way.

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Re: Making Mountains Out Of Molehills Over Sharia Law!- Dr Olufon. by PointZerom: 4:30pm On Jan 02, 2020
Rubbish.
Re: Making Mountains Out Of Molehills Over Sharia Law!- Dr Olufon. by mrvitalis(m): 4:33pm On Jan 02, 2020
z07ion:
WHO among the religious elites in Nigeria that would claim ignorance of the Islamic Sharia Law, especially when it is given adequate prominence in the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999, which is 20 years old, this December, except mischief makers, confusionists and bigots!

Sections 260 – 279 are devoted to explicitly to analyze the Establishment, of Sharia Courts of Appeal, Appointment of Grand Kadi and Kadis, Constitution, Practice and Procedure of both the Federal and States Sharia Courts of Appeal without creating any form of ambiguity and allowed governments at both levels to apply discretion in implementation!

Wikipedia classifies “Shari-ah” as an Arabic word, meaning “divination” and which refers to God’s immutable divine law and also defines Sharia law as a religious law derived from Islamic precepts of the Qur’an/Hadith and forming part of the Islamic tradition.

Recently, Wednesday, 25th December, 2019, the incumbent Chief Justice of Nigeria, advocated that Sharia education should be conducted in Arabic language at the university level for it to gain more prominence among the adherents but his postulation attracted a barrage of condemnations/vilifications from the social media subscribers, professional and religious bodies, who are programmed to oppose any thought or ideas from all quarters, high or low without bordering to interrogate or verify the integrity of such thoughts!

They delight in throwing away the baby with the bath water!


FALSEHOOD AGAINST THE CJN BY “LEARNED BROTHERS”!
Judging from his impressive resume and professional diligence, no critic can succeed to smear or impugn Chief Justice Ibrahim Tanko Muhammad’s character as to classify him as an advocate for Islamisation Agenda of Nigeria considering the fact that he is an authority when it comes to analytical details of the Islamic Religious Laws and Jurisprudence, who studied and received the bachelor, master and doctorate degrees in LAW from Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria between 1980 and 1998, and was called to the BAR in the year1981, the same year he graduated from the Nigerian Law School!


While We might ignore the ranting of illiterate users of the social media, We completely disagree with the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), which castigated the erudite legal luminary that he was neither a lawyer nor was he called to the BAR, contrary to the prescribed qualifications as stipulated in Section 261 (1) (2) (3) (a) (b) (i) (ii), with which he got appointments in his former positions as Judge of both the Sharia and the Appeal Courts respectively.
The Muslim Lawyers Association of Nigeria (MULAN), rejected attacks on the person of the CJN by Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), and Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria (HURIWA), Afenifere, Ohaneze,Yoruba Council of Elders (YCE), Middle Belt Group and described the criticisms as an act of religious intolerance and advised them to desist from “fuelling Islamophobia agenda!

This 67-year-old Nigerian Jurist is the highest ranking judicial officer and Head of the Supreme Court, whose position was confirmed by the Senate on 16th July, 2019, is in no way a man of controversy, although some critics made mountains of his appointment following the travail and subsequent exit of his predecessor, Justice Walter Samuel Nkanu Onnoghen.


THE SHARIA EDUCATION ADVOCACY BY THE CHIEF JUSTICE OF NIGERIA!
Chief Justice Tanko Muhammad, who rose through the ranks was once a Kadi, and later a Justice of the Nigerian Courts of Appeal, made his presentation with mindset of encouraging more awareness of academic interests among Islamic Faith practitioners at the tertiary level in order disabuse the lukewarm attitude of academicians should champion and re-invigorate the noble cause through the language of ISLAM which is ARABIC and not ENGLISH!

CHRISTIANITY and ISLAM are the TWO major Faith-based religions that are very prominent in Nigeria with the former having greater number of adherents in the SOUTH, while the later holds sway in the NORTH. Since Sharia gained public attention in 1999, because of its inclusiveness in the 1999 Constitution, no Southern State adopted its tenets nor practiced its laws because THEY ARE NOT BINDING ON THE CITIZENS NIGERIA IS A SECULAR STATE – ie, a State without an adopted religion! It is also noteworthy that of about the TEN Northern States that “practice” Sharia, only Kano and Zamfara seemed to show some level of seriousness in the implementation of the law which traverses Islamic criminal justice, procedural matters, marriage and divorce, issues relating to children, financial legislation , among others.

WHEN DID IT BECOME AN OFFENCE FOR A NIGERIAN CITIZEN TO EXERCISE HIS/HER FUNDAMENTAL RIGHT OF SPEECH OR OPINION? IS JUSTICE TANKO THE AUTHOR OF THE SHARIA LAW, WHICH WAS PRESCRIBED AS PANACEA FOR GOOD GOVERNANCE AND HAD BEEN IN EXISTENCE FROM THE TIME OF PROPHET MOHAMMED, FOUNDER OF ISLAM?

The CJN is a Muslim whose religion embraces the Sharia Law and has the fundamental right to express his opinion which did not contradict any extant law
From intensive and painstaking research – Sharia Law as practiced in Nigeria is LIBERAL and advocates good governance, sane society where rights and opportunities are apportioned in gender-friendly proportions to avoid infringements on any side.
The CJN believes that if Sharia Law was taught in Arabic instead of English at the tertiary level, the Muslim academia would be in better position to propagate the religious tenets adequately to reach out to more adherents across board.

Our research also clearly revealed that all tenets of the Islamic Faith, were geared toward social justice, equal life opportunities for all adherents and societies devoid of violence in all forms; but like in every society/community, some extremists or fundamentalist would step outside acceptable norms to oppose, disagree and kick against social and religious laws meant to ensure peaceful co-existence!


MUST ANYONE CONDEMN ANOTHER’S RELIGION IN A SECULAR STATE- ESPECIALLY WHEN IT DID NOT ADVOCATE VIOLENCE?
At XMAS, President Muhammadu Buhari condemned the gruesome murder through beheading of 11 Christian hostages, who were abducted in Bornu State, by a faction of the Islamist Boko Haram, fighting under the banner of Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP), which claimed retaliation for their leader who died during US raid in Syria in October, 2019!
Although ISWAP deliberately timed the senseless killings to coincide with Xmas to infuriate Christians with the intention to cause a religious war but, President Buhari pleaded with all Nigerians not to allow the dastard act to divide them as a united nation.


US PLACES NIGERIA ON “RELIGIOUS PERSECUTION” WATCH-LIST!
Shortly before Christmas, Friday 20th December, 2019, the US Secretary of State, Mike Pompeo, announced that his country has placed Nigeria on its Special Watch-List (SWL), of countries that engage in severe religious persecution!
What an irony of fate! The same US sent its troops to raid Syria in October 2019, killed scores of ISWAP leaders and their ranks only for the terrorist group to murder CHRISTIAN S in Nigeria at Xmas instead of attacking the US Military Base!
Wikitionary defines Islam as, “a monotheistic Abrahamic religion followed by Muslims that is based on the teachings of Muhammad and the Qur’an.”


CONTROVERSY OF SHARIA: SINCE 1999!
HOW MANY STATES PRACTICE SHARIA IN NIGERIA? ABOUT TEN.
ANY NEGATIVE IMPACT OF SHARIA LAW ON CHRISTIANITY OR OTHER RELIGIONS? NO OFFICIAL DOCUMENTATION.
HOW HAS SHARIA LAW FAIRED IN ZAMFARA, KANO & OTHER SHARIA STATES? NO PUBLIC RESISTANCE FROM MUSLIMS WHO ARE SUBJECT TO THE LAW!
NO RELIGION PREACHES VIOLENCE, discrimination, tribalism, hatred, nepotism, hate speech, intolerance, bigotry, etc, but LOVE!
CRITICS SHOULD NOT DISMISS THE MESSAGE AND THE MESSENGER WITHOUT VETTING THE AUTHENTICITY AND BENEFITS OF SUCH INFORMATION TO THE SOCIETY IN A DEMOCRACY SUCH AS NIGERIA, EVEN IF THEY WERE CONTROVERSIAL!
“Where no counsel is, the people fall: but in the multitude of counsellors there is safety.’’ (Prov 11:14)
I am, yours sincerely, Dr. David B.A. Olufon. 08130669886, 08098194390. 08080243066. G-mail- dvdolufon@gmail.com.

Can I as a none religious person drink my beer in kano with my fried pork ? If the answer is no then thats the problem

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Re: Making Mountains Out Of Molehills Over Sharia Law!- Dr Olufon. by Sageboss(m): 4:33pm On Jan 02, 2020
After reading this, I understand to an extent that some elites were sponsored to some intended courses, in a plan set before they were even born to be used as vital instruments in dicing out counter attacks to the behind -the-scene plans of those who are bent to enshrine Nigeria and her people, long term, in a religion, they unreservedly don't adore. Hired and enslaved.
Re: Making Mountains Out Of Molehills Over Sharia Law!- Dr Olufon. by Ndibunna: 4:33pm On Jan 02, 2020
Dr. David B.A. Olufon.

Wonderful piece.

Let Muslims states adopt sharia laws

I mean all Muslims state whether west or north.

So that nobody will be marginalised in dispensation of justice.
Re: Making Mountains Out Of Molehills Over Sharia Law!- Dr Olufon. by zoedew: 4:35pm On Jan 02, 2020
z07ion:
WHO among the religious elites in Nigeria that would claim ignorance of the Islamic Sharia Law, especially when it is given adequate prominence in the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999, which is 20 years old, this December, except mischief makers, confusionists and bigots!

Sections 260 – 279 are devoted to explicitly to analyze the Establishment, of Sharia Courts of Appeal, Appointment of Grand Kadi and Kadis, Constitution, Practice and Procedure of both the Federal and States Sharia Courts of Appeal without creating any form of ambiguity and allowed governments at both levels to apply discretion in implementation!

Wikipedia classifies “Shari-ah” as an Arabic word, meaning “divination” and which refers to God’s immutable divine law and also defines Sharia law as a religious law derived from Islamic precepts of the Qur’an/Hadith and forming part of the Islamic tradition.

Recently, Wednesday, 25th December, 2019, the incumbent Chief Justice of Nigeria, advocated that Sharia education should be conducted in Arabic language at the university level for it to gain more prominence among the adherents but his postulation attracted a barrage of condemnations/vilifications from the social media subscribers, professional and religious bodies, who are programmed to oppose any thought or ideas from all quarters, high or low without bordering to interrogate or verify the integrity of such thoughts!

They delight in throwing away the baby with the bath water!


FALSEHOOD AGAINST THE CJN BY “LEARNED BROTHERS”!
Judging from his impressive resume and professional diligence, no critic can succeed to smear or impugn Chief Justice Ibrahim Tanko Muhammad’s character as to classify him as an advocate for Islamisation Agenda of Nigeria considering the fact that he is an authority when it comes to analytical details of the Islamic Religious Laws and Jurisprudence, who studied and received the bachelor, master and doctorate degrees in LAW from Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria between 1980 and 1998, and was called to the BAR in the year1981, the same year he graduated from the Nigerian Law School!


While We might ignore the ranting of illiterate users of the social media, We completely disagree with the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), which castigated the erudite legal luminary that he was neither a lawyer nor was he called to the BAR, contrary to the prescribed qualifications as stipulated in Section 261 (1) (2) (3) (a) (b) (i) (ii), with which he got appointments in his former positions as Judge of both the Sharia and the Appeal Courts respectively.
The Muslim Lawyers Association of Nigeria (MULAN), rejected attacks on the person of the CJN by Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), and Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria (HURIWA), Afenifere, Ohaneze,Yoruba Council of Elders (YCE), Middle Belt Group and described the criticisms as an act of religious intolerance and advised them to desist from “fuelling Islamophobia agenda!

This 67-year-old Nigerian Jurist is the highest ranking judicial officer and Head of the Supreme Court, whose position was confirmed by the Senate on 16th July, 2019, is in no way a man of controversy, although some critics made mountains of his appointment following the travail and subsequent exit of his predecessor, Justice Walter Samuel Nkanu Onnoghen.


THE SHARIA EDUCATION ADVOCACY BY THE CHIEF JUSTICE OF NIGERIA!
Chief Justice Tanko Muhammad, who rose through the ranks was once a Kadi, and later a Justice of the Nigerian Courts of Appeal, made his presentation with mindset of encouraging more awareness of academic interests among Islamic Faith practitioners at the tertiary level in order disabuse the lukewarm attitude of academicians should champion and re-invigorate the noble cause through the language of ISLAM which is ARABIC and not ENGLISH!

CHRISTIANITY and ISLAM are the TWO major Faith-based religions that are very prominent in Nigeria with the former having greater number of adherents in the SOUTH, while the later holds sway in the NORTH. Since Sharia gained public attention in 1999, because of its inclusiveness in the 1999 Constitution, no Southern State adopted its tenets nor practiced its laws because THEY ARE NOT BINDING ON THE CITIZENS NIGERIA IS A SECULAR STATE – ie, a State without an adopted religion! It is also noteworthy that of about the TEN Northern States that “practice” Sharia, only Kano and Zamfara seemed to show some level of seriousness in the implementation of the law which traverses Islamic criminal justice, procedural matters, marriage and divorce, issues relating to children, financial legislation , among others.

WHEN DID IT BECOME AN OFFENCE FOR A NIGERIAN CITIZEN TO EXERCISE HIS/HER FUNDAMENTAL RIGHT OF SPEECH OR OPINION? IS JUSTICE TANKO THE AUTHOR OF THE SHARIA LAW, WHICH WAS PRESCRIBED AS PANACEA FOR GOOD GOVERNANCE AND HAD BEEN IN EXISTENCE FROM THE TIME OF PROPHET MOHAMMED, FOUNDER OF ISLAM?

The CJN is a Muslim whose religion embraces the Sharia Law and has the fundamental right to express his opinion which did not contradict any extant law
From intensive and painstaking research – Sharia Law as practiced in Nigeria is LIBERAL and advocates good governance, sane society where rights and opportunities are apportioned in gender-friendly proportions to avoid infringements on any side.
The CJN believes that if Sharia Law was taught in Arabic instead of English at the tertiary level, the Muslim academia would be in better position to propagate the religious tenets adequately to reach out to more adherents across board.

Our research also clearly revealed that all tenets of the Islamic Faith, were geared toward social justice, equal life opportunities for all adherents and societies devoid of violence in all forms; but like in every society/community, some extremists or fundamentalist would step outside acceptable norms to oppose, disagree and kick against social and religious laws meant to ensure peaceful co-existence!


MUST ANYONE CONDEMN ANOTHER’S RELIGION IN A SECULAR STATE- ESPECIALLY WHEN IT DID NOT ADVOCATE VIOLENCE?
At XMAS, President Muhammadu Buhari condemned the gruesome murder through beheading of 11 Christian hostages, who were abducted in Bornu State, by a faction of the Islamist Boko Haram, fighting under the banner of Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP), which claimed retaliation for their leader who died during US raid in Syria in October, 2019!
Although ISWAP deliberately timed the senseless killings to coincide with Xmas to infuriate Christians with the intention to cause a religious war but, President Buhari pleaded with all Nigerians not to allow the dastard act to divide them as a united nation.


US PLACES NIGERIA ON “RELIGIOUS PERSECUTION” WATCH-LIST!
Shortly before Christmas, Friday 20th December, 2019, the US Secretary of State, Mike Pompeo, announced that his country has placed Nigeria on its Special Watch-List (SWL), of countries that engage in severe religious persecution!
What an irony of fate! The same US sent its troops to raid Syria in October 2019, killed scores of ISWAP leaders and their ranks only for the terrorist group to murder CHRISTIAN S in Nigeria at Xmas instead of attacking the US Military Base!
Wikitionary defines Islam as, “a monotheistic Abrahamic religion followed by Muslims that is based on the teachings of Muhammad and the Qur’an.”


CONTROVERSY OF SHARIA: SINCE 1999!
HOW MANY STATES PRACTICE SHARIA IN NIGERIA? ABOUT TEN.
ANY NEGATIVE IMPACT OF SHARIA LAW ON CHRISTIANITY OR OTHER RELIGIONS? NO OFFICIAL DOCUMENTATION.
HOW HAS SHARIA LAW FAIRED IN ZAMFARA, KANO & OTHER SHARIA STATES? NO PUBLIC RESISTANCE FROM MUSLIMS WHO ARE SUBJECT TO THE LAW!
NO RELIGION PREACHES VIOLENCE, discrimination, tribalism, hatred, nepotism, hate speech, intolerance, bigotry, etc, but LOVE!
CRITICS SHOULD NOT DISMISS THE MESSAGE AND THE MESSENGER WITHOUT VETTING THE AUTHENTICITY AND BENEFITS OF SUCH INFORMATION TO THE SOCIETY IN A DEMOCRACY SUCH AS NIGERIA, EVEN IF THEY WERE CONTROVERSIAL!
“Where no counsel is, the people fall: but in the multitude of counsellors there is safety.’’ (Prov 11:14)
I am, yours sincerely, Dr. David B.A. Olufon. 08130669886, 08098194390. 08080243066. G-mail- dvdolufon@gmail.com.


Passing off
Re: Making Mountains Out Of Molehills Over Sharia Law!- Dr Olufon. by TooMuchStuff: 4:39pm On Jan 02, 2020


Who da hell is David Olufon??
Re: Making Mountains Out Of Molehills Over Sharia Law!- Dr Olufon. by huptin(m): 4:41pm On Jan 02, 2020
This author is a total disgrace to those who paid him to do this job, the write up is totally jumbled together and utterly meaningless.

You are trying to propagate the same sharia that has made states like Yemen, afghanistan, somalia etc totally ungovernable, where lives are short, nasty and brutish? You must be high on panadol extra
Re: Making Mountains Out Of Molehills Over Sharia Law!- Dr Olufon. by engrtee(f): 4:50pm On Jan 02, 2020
Ndibunna:
Dr. David B.A. Olufon.

Wonderful piece.

Let Muslims states adopt sharia laws

I mean all Muslims state whether west or north.

So that nobody will be marginalised in dispensation of justice.

which one is Muslim state? there are many Fulani pastors in zamfara. will each individual begin to wear uniform to indicate his non religion?

instead of including other sophisticated courses like engineering, and even criminal law as compulsory subjects in university system ,we are interested in sharia law in Arabic language when our language in English. religion should be limited to individual
Re: Making Mountains Out Of Molehills Over Sharia Law!- Dr Olufon. by ZombieTERROR: 4:57pm On Jan 02, 2020
Boko Haram are fighting for Sharia

Buhari is fighting for Sharia

Cjn is fighting for Sharia

Can't these people together with Boko Haram have their own country and Leave us in peace..

If Yoruba Muslims including Tinubu wants to join them.... They are free to do so
Re: Making Mountains Out Of Molehills Over Sharia Law!- Dr Olufon. by Tumbulum: 5:14pm On Jan 02, 2020
I like the way and manner the country is evolving. The clamour for the restructuring is happening before our eyes even without constitutional amendment.
One day state governors will simply trow all caution away and form their state police in order to protect their people after all hisbah police is carrying our their actions in kano and zamfara.
And the writer of the article thinks he can fool the gullible by brandishing his name David. He can even answer Jesus if want.
Re: Making Mountains Out Of Molehills Over Sharia Law!- Dr Olufon. by Nobody: 5:14pm On Jan 02, 2020
There is a clear difference between conventional law and Sharia law.Nigeria is not an Islamic state,So why encourage sharia law?

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