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Governor Abiodun Warns Against Establishment Of Sharia Court In Ogun by Leobankx(m): 8:06am On Jan 29
The Ogun State Governor, Dapo Abiodun, has warned against any attempt to establish a Sharia Court in the state.

In a statement he signed on Tuesday, Abiodun noted that Sharia Courts cannot be legally constituted by individuals or groups without legal backing.

He said the state government only recognises courts established through the legal framework of the Nigerian Constitution, adding that a Sharia Court does not form part of the legal framework operating in the state.

The Ogun State Government has noted the circulation of a digital notice announcing the launch of a Shari’ah Court in Ogun State,” Abiodun said.

No Sharia Court is authorized to operate within Ogun State. The courts that are legally empowered to adjudicate disputes arising within Ogun State are those established by the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria or by State Laws, which are: Magistrates’ Courts, High Court, Customary Courts, Customary Court of Appeal, Federal High Court, National Industrial Court, Court of Appeal, and Supreme Court.

No law operating in Ogun State has established a Sharia Court, and Sharia law does not form part of the legal framework by which the Ogun State Government administers and governs society.

The Ogun State Government upholds and protects the rights of individuals to practice the religion of their choice, or to subscribe to no religion, and recognizes the freedom of individuals to apply their faith in their personal and private matters.

However, this freedom does not extend to the formation of unauthorized assemblies or institutions. No individual or group is legally permitted to constitute a court or present themselves to the public as a court without legal backing.

Those behind that notice have no legal backing. They cannot set up a court or administer justice by fiat or public notice.

The Ogun State Government hereby directs that all persons involved in the creation or operation of this unauthorized court must immediately cease all related activities and disband the illegal entity and all its apparatus.

“”The Ogun State Government also advises members of the public to disregard any summons, documents, or persons associated with the illegal Sharia Court. Such occurrences should be promptly reported to the state.

The Ogun State Government will uphold the rule of law, ensure respect for the legal and judicial framework within the State, and prevent a breakdown of law and order.

https://www.channelstv.com/2025/01/28/gov-abiodun-warns-against-establishment-of-sharia-court-in-ogun/

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Re: Governor Abiodun Warns Against Establishment Of Sharia Court In Ogun by Acekidc4(m): 8:08am On Jan 29
Sharia law or court has no place in the Southwest at all. We do not want that kind of Extremist practice in our Land.

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Re: Governor Abiodun Warns Against Establishment Of Sharia Court In Ogun by Kafirbigot: 8:10am On Jan 29
Shey Dem talk say na Fake News before.

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Wetin dey sup...The Sharia NINJAs are seriously on the move. Can you stop them?? NEVER!!

Keep looking for IGBO news to propagate HATE, while your region of South West is being surrounded and decimated.

Nonsense

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Re: Governor Abiodun Warns Against Establishment Of Sharia Court In Ogun by helinues: 8:11am On Jan 29
Gbeere DA

Not anywhere close in Ogun state. My hood heh , almost all the local religions are there. Church is not far from the mosque, mosque is not far from the shrine while we have been living happily.

That's the same way we treat politics. Being human first before religion or politics

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Re: Governor Abiodun Warns Against Establishment Of Sharia Court In Ogun by Edygrin(m): 8:15am On Jan 29
This guys just want to distract Nigerians, what do you mean by Sharia Court?

You have Hisbah and Sharia Courts in the North but Ganduje and Sirika are still walking around freely, what's the use of the court then, to oppress the poor?

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Re: Governor Abiodun Warns Against Establishment Of Sharia Court In Ogun by ZombieDredd: 8:38am On Jan 29
Nothing like that...

Give us sharia or we no go gree

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Re: Governor Abiodun Warns Against Establishment Of Sharia Court In Ogun by Skillsnigeria: 8:38am On Jan 29
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Re: Governor Abiodun Warns Against Establishment Of Sharia Court In Ogun by shox: 8:38am On Jan 29
Shariah courts. Law, order and expedition is a must in south west Nigeria.

Yoruba moozelims like madridguy must be included in the scheme of things as far as Islam is concerned


You people can’t be mooselims and don’t want to be tried in a shariah courts when you commit

After the creation of the sharia courts. Which will happen insha Allah. Let’s push out mooselims brothers towards committing blasphemy. Heads must roll

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Re: Governor Abiodun Warns Against Establishment Of Sharia Court In Ogun by helinues: 8:39am On Jan 29
ZombieDredd:
Nothing like that...

Give us sharia or we no go gree

Chinedu, what's your interest?

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Re: Governor Abiodun Warns Against Establishment Of Sharia Court In Ogun by ZombieDredd: 8:39am On Jan 29
Acekidc4:
Sharia law or court has no place in the Southwest at all. We do not want that kind of Extremist practice in our Land.
We want it.
You can't talk for all of us.

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Re: Governor Abiodun Warns Against Establishment Of Sharia Court In Ogun by Canpeakmilk: 8:40am On Jan 29
helinues:


Chinedu, what's your interest?

Ola why won’t you wash your boxers ?

Yoruba land is for Fulani respect your host and keep yourself clean from dirty !

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Re: Governor Abiodun Warns Against Establishment Of Sharia Court In Ogun by ZombieDredd: 8:40am On Jan 29
helinues:


Chinedu, what's your interest?
Akin, my interest is that sharia is the best for the region.
Way to go

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Re: Governor Abiodun Warns Against Establishment Of Sharia Court In Ogun by dalongjnr: 8:40am On Jan 29
Religion is an opium or elixir of the poor 🤔.

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Re: Governor Abiodun Warns Against Establishment Of Sharia Court In Ogun by DIVINEEVIDENCE: 8:41am On Jan 29
We need to review the Constitution and remove this clause of Shari'a law because wtf is this for crying out loud?

How can someone somewhere pass judgement and amputate or behead a person for an offence that would attract jail term or life imprisonment in a federal court?

How is the Shari'a court even different from Jungle justice?

Review the damn constitution!

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Re: Governor Abiodun Warns Against Establishment Of Sharia Court In Ogun by helinues: 8:41am On Jan 29
ZombieDredd:

Akin, my interest is that sharia is the best for the region.
Way to go

Oya take it to your region South East as you love the sharia law

Stop forcing the food you can't eat on others. It's disrespectful

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Re: Governor Abiodun Warns Against Establishment Of Sharia Court In Ogun by hopedey: 8:43am On Jan 29
In this modern world

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Re: Governor Abiodun Warns Against Establishment Of Sharia Court In Ogun by GardenOfGod(m): 8:44am On Jan 29
Why the long story?

If you are serious, place arrest warrant immediately upon those behind and prosecute them. No time to check time... Prove the public wrong that Yorubas are not cowards!

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Re: Governor Abiodun Warns Against Establishment Of Sharia Court In Ogun by mayor1814: 8:44am On Jan 29
I'm sure some Muslim leaders drink, smoke, Bleep and other vices but u will never see sharia or hisbah going after them... This sharia and hisbah is against only the poor

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Re: Governor Abiodun Warns Against Establishment Of Sharia Court In Ogun by Kingdavid579(m): 8:45am On Jan 29
Evil agenda

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Re: Governor Abiodun Warns Against Establishment Of Sharia Court In Ogun by Canpeakmilk: 8:46am On Jan 29
helinues:




This should be the 3rd reports about the notorious NL troller who is hell bent in derailing threads for no sensible reason.

Kindly assist

Idiat

10 mins you are calling your father

Just 10 mins , you have called people shinedu, os”u etc just today

Ahnimal smell smell

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Re: Governor Abiodun Warns Against Establishment Of Sharia Court In Ogun by factwriter(m): 8:46am On Jan 29
SKULL MINERS REPUBLIC has every justification to be scared of SHARIA LEGAL SYSTEM being established on their operational turf.


Awon werey unrepentant murderers!

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Re: Governor Abiodun Warns Against Establishment Of Sharia Court In Ogun by DeLaRue: 8:47am On Jan 29
Anyone realised that none of the Governors have fortrightly said the proposed Arbitration panels are illegal.

You know why?

The State Attorney Generals will have advised the Governors to be cautious. As there is nothing in the Constitution that prevents people voluntarily submitting themselves to a non-State dispute resolution mechanism.

In law, it is called Alternative Dispute Resolution. It is even encouraged.

Afterall from time immemorial family heads, Village heads, Pastors, Imams have sat on and resolved disputes brought voluntarily to them by people.

Any sitting where 2 or more people are hearing and mediating a dispute is a panel, whether the panel is made up of village, family or religious leaders.

If the Muslims go to court, they'll win, provided they don't use the words 'Sharia Court'.

The Governors must know they have no legal legs to stand on, but they are compelled to issue wishy washy warnings because most SW people oppose anything Sharia, and that includes many moderate Muslims.

Under the Nigerian constitution, a Sharia Arbitration panel can be set up anywhere in the country. Ok, many Christians don't like the word Sharia. Ok then. What if they call it Muslim Arbitration Panel? Is there anything in the Nigerian Constitution that says that's illegal.

As a Christian, I don't see much problem here if they restrict their activities to adherents of Islam whovoluntarily submit to their mediation/arbitration strictly on issues of marriage and inheritance as provided in the Constitution.

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Re: Governor Abiodun Warns Against Establishment Of Sharia Court In Ogun by Meti99(m): 8:47am On Jan 29
Islam that can't boast of job opportunities for teeming youths of Nigeria is talking of introducing Arabian Customary law into an advanced society like Yoruba land...

Yoruba is more civilized, organized, progressive than any Arabian country..
We cannot reduce ourselves so low

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Re: Governor Abiodun Warns Against Establishment Of Sharia Court In Ogun by mipeesoft(m): 8:49am On Jan 29
This muslims think that they can take advantage of muslim muslim ticket to intimidate other religions with the establishment of Sharia law, anyways, let watch how it goes.
Kudos to eleyi of Ogun state for standing against the illegal sharia law
Leobankx:
The Ogun State Governor, Dapo Abiodun, has warned against any attempt to establish a Sharia Court in the state.



https://www.channelstv.com/2025/01/28/gov-abiodun-warns-against-establishment-of-sharia-court-in-ogun/

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Re: Governor Abiodun Warns Against Establishment Of Sharia Court In Ogun by GeneralPula: 8:52am On Jan 29
helinues:
Gbeere DA

Not anywhere close in Ogun state. My hood heh , almost all the local religions are there. Church is not far from the mosque, mosque is not far from the shrine while we have been living happily.

That's the same way we treat politics. Being human first before religion or politics
It can never even work in the west..

Same west wey church & mosque be Neigbour’s?

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Re: Governor Abiodun Warns Against Establishment Of Sharia Court In Ogun by chatinent: 8:53am On Jan 29
Let those who want Sharia do so only in the place their people worship. It is the audacity to come over to Ogun and start taking Sharia. These Islamists don dey overdo tho.

You love Islam so much, why don't you relocate to Saudi Arabia where it is wholesome?

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Re: Governor Abiodun Warns Against Establishment Of Sharia Court In Ogun by Treasure17(m): 8:54am On Jan 29
No one has the monopoly of madness.
Re: Governor Abiodun Warns Against Establishment Of Sharia Court In Ogun by WaleBuraimoh: 9:10am On Jan 29
helinues:
Gbeere DA

Not anywhere close in Ogun state. My hood heh , almost all the local religions are there. Church is not far from the mosque, mosque is not far from the shrine while we have been living happily.

That's the same way we treat politics. Being human first before religion or politics
Gbenu ofo soun!
Go and get a life
Sharia has come to stay

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