FRIDAY ESSAY:
The Unfizzled Sharia Vector in the Nigerian State
By
Mobolaji E. Aluko, Ph.D.
Burtonsville, MD, USA
Friday, March 22, 2002
I. The Declaration of Illegality
After many years of hemming and hawing, and after thousands of deaths as an aftermath, the Federal Government, from the pen of second-time Justice Minister Kanu Agabi, has finally made a definitive statement about Sharia. This is how the letter must have looked:
QUOTE
Federal Government of Nigeria
Ministry of Justice, Garki, Abuja, Nigeria
March
18, 2002
HAGF/SHARIA/2002/Vol. 1
MEMORANDUM
To: Governors of All States that are Practising Sharia Legal System
Sokoto - H.E. Alhaji Attashiru O. Bafarawa, Government House, Sokoto
Niger - H.E. Alhaji Abdullahi Kure, Government House, Minna
Kano - H.E. Alhaji Rabiu Musa Kwankwanso, Government House, Kano
Katsina - H.E. Alhaji Umaru Musa Yar’Adua, Government House, Katsina
Jigawa - H.E. Alhaji Ibrahim Saminu Turaki, Government House, Dutse
Borno - H.E. Alhaji Mallam Kachalla, Government House, Maiduguri
Yobe - H.E. Alhaji Bukar Abba Ibrahim, Government House, Damaturu
Kebbi - H.E. Alhaji Adamu Aliru, Government House, Birnin
Bauchi - H.E. Alhaji Ahmadu Adamu Muazu; Government House, Bauchi
Kaduna- H.E. Alhaji Ahmed Makarfi , Government House, Kaduna
Gombe- H.E. Alhaji Abubakar Hashidu, Government House, Gombe
From:
Mr. Kanu Agabi (SAN), Attorney-General of the Federation and Justice Minister
RE:
Prohibition of discriminatory punishments.
Your
Excellencies:
It is my solemn duty to bring to your
notice the hundreds of letters which I receive daily from all over the world
protesting the discriminatory punishments now imposed by some Sharia courts for
certain offences. As a respected member of the world community we cannot be
indifferent to these protests. I crave your indulgence, therefore, to give
thought to these protests and take measures to amend or modify the jurisdiction
of the courts imposing these punishments so that we do not in the end isolate
either the country as a whole or the affected states. We must be seen to comply
with our constitution which in Section 42 (1) (a) provides as follows:
A
citizen of Nigeria of a particular community, ethnic group, place of origin,
sex, religion or political opinion shall not, by reason only that he is such a
person -
be subjected either expressly by, or in the practical application of, any law in force in Nigeria or any executive or administrative action of the government, to disabilities or restrictions to which citizens of Nigeria of other communities, ethnic groups, places of origin, sex, religious or political opinions are not made subject.
I appreciate that your motive in
conferring criminal jurisdiction on the Sharia Courts is to ensure transparency
and achieve a more orderly and disciplined society. I commend this lofty
objective but in achieving it we must not violate the constitution. Unless we
abide by the constitution we shall have on our hands an arbitrary society based
on the discretion of our rulers. That is totally unacceptable.
The fact that Sharia law applies to only
Moslems or to those who elect to be bound by it makes it imperative that the
rights of such persons to equality with other citizens under the constitution be
not infringed. A Moslem should not be subjected to a punishment more severe than
would be imposed on other Nigerians for the same offence. Equality before the
law means that Moslems should not be discriminated against. As an elected
governor I am certain that you would not tolerate such disparity in the
allocation of punishment. It is not only against the constitution but also
against equity and good conscience.
Individuals and states must comply with
the constitution. A court which imposes discriminatory punishments is
deliberately flouting the constitution. The stability, unity and integrity of
the nation is threatened by such action. In order to implement policies or
programmes inconsistent with the constitution we must first secure its
amendment. Until that is done we have to abide by it. To proceed on the basis
either that the constitution does not exist or that it is irrelevant is to deny
the existence of the nation itself. We cannot deny the rule of law and hope to
have peace and stability.
I write to you in good faith and in the
interest of our country and the law. While bearing witness to your devotion to
our country and to the cause of fairness and justice, I urge that you do not
allow your zeal for justice and transparency to undermine the fundamental law of
the nation which is the constitution.
I appeal to you, therefore, to take steps
to secure modification of all criminal laws of your state so that the courts
will not be obliged to impose punishments which derogate from the rights of
Moslems under the constitution.
May
God guide you successfully through these difficult times.
Signed:
Kanu
Agabi (SAN)
Attorney-General
and Minister for Justice
UNQUOTE
On the whole, a well-written letter, kudos go to Justice Minister Agabi on his second coming! One is particularly pleased at Agabi's emphasis on the argument that it is MUSLIMS that are actually discriminated against through these harsher Sharia punishments, not non-Muslims! This heavy reliance on Section 42(1) of the Constitution is apt. In a civilised society, nobody should be discriminated against, even with his or her permission!
On
the other hand, one is tempted to say that that the declaration is too little
too late. One is tempted to say
that international condemnation more than Nigerian
opprobrium and needless riots and deaths forced the government’s hands.
One is also tempted to wonder whether an announcement as important as
this should not have been made by the President
himself, and not in his absence, far away in picturesque Monterrey, Mexico,
for his 86th foreign trip, where he is hob-nobbing with 60
other heads of State. Or is the President building in some deniability in case
some political dams burst?
But how did this whole Sharia issue progress since May 29, 1999?
First remember that Kanu Agabi was Justice Minister from June 30, 1999 to June 2, 2000; Bola Ige took over from June 2, 2000 till his death December 23, 2001; and Kanu Agabi returned to his former position from March 7, 2002 till date. During this entire period, Olusegun Obasanjo was president and commander-in-chief of the armed forces of Nigeria beginning May 29, 1999.
Give or take a few days, the following table provides information on when each of the 12 states first announced/adopted Sharia law for its Muslim “citizens.”
Table 1: The Sharia Vector
State First Assembly Law Date Launched/
Announced Approves Signed Commenced
By Gov.
1 Zamfara Oct. 22 ‘99 x x Oct. 27 ‘99/ Jan. 27, ‘00
2 Sokoto x x Jan 31, ’00 May 29, 2000
3 Niger Jan 14, 2000 x Dec. 12, ’00 May 2000
4 Kano x Dec 9, ’99 Feb 24, ‘00 June 21,/Nov 26, 2000
5 Katsina x x x August 1, 2000
6 Jigawa x x x August 2, 2000
7 Borno x x x August 19, 2000
8 Yobe x x Aug 7, 2000 October 1, 2000
9 Kebbi x x x December 1, 2000
10 Bauchi x x Feb. 27, 2001 x
11 Kaduna x Feb 8, 2001 Nov. 2, 2001 Nov. 2, 2001
12 Gombe x x Dec. 14, 2001 x
x date not known from information available
Others Northern States not yet affected, to the best available information:
13. Kogi 14. Kwara 15. Benue 16. Plateau 17. Nassarawa 18. Taraba 19. Adamawa
But what did Obasanjo, Agabi and Ige say during all of this time? Emphatic statements not backed up by deeds – or just outright confusion!
QUOTE
http://www.africana.com/DailyArticles/index_19991104.htm
Nigerian State Begins Introducing Islamic Law
October 30, 1999, Obasanjo speaks to Harvard University forum on Sharia
The recent adoption of Sharia, or Islamic law, last week by one Nigerian state is unconstitutional and unlikely to remain in effect, Nigeria's president, Olusegun Obasanjo (pictured) said during a recent visit to the United States. "We have a constitution in Nigeria and the constitution is against any state religion," Obasanjo said. "To that extent, no part of Nigeria can formulate or go for anything that is a state religion -- it is unconstitutional. That is as the constitution stands." Speaking at a forum at Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts, President Obasanjo also pointed out that Nigeria operates under a federal system and that Sharia law is already used in certain cases in some areas. "We practice true federalism whereby each state has power to make its own law provided it is not in opposition to a national law or the constitution," he told an overflow crowd, including many Nigerians, at Harvard. "We already have Sharia in place, in fact. At the local level we have Sharia laws in place, but it is for personal laws – marriage, inheritance and things like that. So, it is there. We even have something in the constitution saying that Sharia can serve as a court of appeal…People have their own way of doing things…but I don't think it [the effort to introduce Sharia law] will last."
http://www.domini.org/openbook/nigeria19991213.htm
Nigeria declares Islamic law unconstitutional
ABUJA,
Nigeria, 10 December 1999 (Compass Direct) -- Nigeria's attorney general
declared unconstitutional the implementation of Islamic law as planned by six
northern Nigerian states. The statement follows widespread protests against the
states' actions by Christians in Nigeria. "As for sharia (Islamic law), the
constitution permits its limited application in personal and family issues. But
the states have gone beyond that limit," said Joseph Agabi, Nigeria's
minister of justice and attorney, at a press conference in Abuja on December 3.
"The penal code provides for dealing with criminal cases," Agabi said.
"There is no other law that is allowed by the constitution to handle
criminal cases than the penal code in our judicial system. Now that sharia has
been declared by these states to handle criminal cases, this is going beyond the
limit permitted. It is unconstitutional and illegal."
http://www.africaaction.org/docs00/nig0003.htm
March 1, 2000 Speech of President Obasanjo to the Nation
As the Vice-President has announced in his press briefing, the National Council of States met yesterday, Tuesday, February 29, 2000, and deliberated on the alarming security situation in the country.
The Council was deeply saddened by recent events in Kaduna, and by subsequent events in Abia State, both of which have led to enormous loss of lives and destruction of property. The Council strongly condemned these events, and called for an immediate cessation of hostilities, and of these acts of senseless murder and destruction of property. The Council also reviewed the remote and immediate causes of the disturbances, and noted that the Penal Code currently in force in the Northern States is substantially based on Sharia Law, with the modifications that imprisonment is substituted in place of amputation of limbs, as punishment for stealing, and also as punishment for adultery, instead of stoning to death. The Council noted that these modifications are consistent with the human rights principles enshrined in our Constitution, and considered the punishments adequate in the circumstances. The Council unanimously agreed that all States that have recently adopted Sharia Law should in the meantime revert to the status quo ante. That is, Sharia, as practised in Penal Code, continues to be practiced by all States concerned.
http://allafrica.com/stories/200009130037.html
Obasanjo Carpets Patrons of Sharia (in Rome)
Vanguard (Lagos) September 13, 2000
President Olusegun Obasanjo, yesterday in Rome, Italy took a fresh swipe at the brains behind the current "introduction" of Sharia some Northern states, saying they are insincere. "What we have now is what I call political Sharia. I am not afraid of it because I believe it will fizzle out and Sharia will be welcomed because it had been part of us," President Obasanjo told newsmen in Rome.
http://www.thisdayonline.com/archive/2001/03/04/20010304news01.html
The Attorney General's Sallah Gift... Sharia is Constitutional, Says Ige
ThisDay Online March 4, 2001
An unexpected backing for the Islamic legal system, sharia, currently in place in most northern states has come from the Attorney General and Minister of Justice, Chief Bola Ige (SAN) who declared it constitutional. In a surprise expression of support which is expected to strengthen the arguments of the pro-sharia elements especially in the north, home of Ige's most vociferous critics, the minister saw nothing illegal in the adoption of the sharia by these states. "To tell you the truth, none of the states, which have passed what they call sharia law have violated any part of the Nigerian constitution" Ige told THISDAY in an interview, but he was quick to add that "they have also not acted as if the penal code is the criminal code by which Muslims are to be governed," The Minister who was asked to clarify the position of the laws setting up the sharia in the northern states of Zamfara, Kano, Bauchi and others that have adopted the Islamic legal system, as against the 1999 constitution said emphatically "they are not in conflict with the 1999 constitution."
http://www.vanguardngr.com/news/articles/2001/November/15112001/f4151101.htm
Sharia: FG won't allow Safiya to die —IGE
Vanguard Thursday 15th November, 2001
IBADAN — THE Federal Government has stepped into the recent death sentence passed on Safiya Tungar-Tudu, 33, by a Sharia court in Sokoto State, with the Attorney-General of the Federation and Justice Minister, Chief Bola Ige declaring that Abuja would not fold its hands and watch her killed.
But the Sokoto State Government says her fate will be decided by an appeal court. Safiya, said to be now in hiding was sentenced to death by stoning following her conviction by the court for adultery.
http://www.ngrguardiannews.com/news2/nn845010.html
How Ige met U.S.-based Nigerian lawyers on Safiyat
Guardian Tuesday, January 8, 2002.
But Ige was clear, according to Oloko, when he told the delegation of the Nigerian Lawyers Association that "No one will be stoned to death in Nigeria for adultery." "He told us of the political issues of the Sharia and that it was all a smokescreen. Chief Ige told us that only poverty and illiteracy make people susceptible to such manipulation," Oloko recalls. He said the former Oyo State Governor, in that vein, sought support for two bills, one to establish a minimum education rights for all Nigerians and second to establish a minimum age of marriage. He wanted us to focus on those two issues as vehicles that will inhibit such manipulation that the resurgence of Sharia is in Nigeria of today. "Chief Ige told us that Sharia is really a political issue and that the legal standing to implement Sharia had always been there, but now, it is now being used for political purposes."
UNQUOTE
On
second thoughts, Kanu Agabi has merely restated in March 2002 what he first
stated in December 1999!
Anyway, what has been the substantive effect of the application of Sharia law so far in those states that have adopted it?
Well, following the Maliki Law of Jursiprudence adopted by the various states, the following “celebrated” cases have been reported. I have included the names of the State, town, accused(s) and the judges wherever possible – so that the world may know. Due to my human imperfection, I must necessarily omit a few cases.
February 2000 – Zamfara - Bahiru Sule, was given eighty lashes in front of a crowd of around five-hundred people near the Emir's palace in the state capital Gusau for drinking alcohol
http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/world/africa/newsid_639000/639454.stm
February 2000 – Zamfara - An 18-year-old male youth in Zamfara State in northern Nigeria is reported to have been flogged 100 lashes (while his female partner watched) for having sex (with the 16 year old girl) before marriage. A soon as she recovers from an undisclosed illness, she is also to
be
punished.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/world/africa/newsid_646000/646983.stm
March 22, 2000 – Zamfara - Mallam
Buba Bello Kare Garhie Jangebe, hand
severed for stealing a cow [presiding Alkali: Alhaji Ibrahim Maigandi
Zarumi, in court sitting in Taleta Mafara]
2000 - Lawali Isa, a fire-wood seller, hand amputated for stealing two bicycles
July 2000 – Zamfara - Nigerian official sentenced to receive 80 lashes for falsely accusing his wife of adultery
Zamfara - September 2000 - teenage Ms Bariya Ibrahim Magazu, sentenced to 180 lashes for pre-marital sex and bringing false charges against men with whom she allegedly had sex. Sentence of 100 lashes carried out in January 19, 2001
http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/world/africa/newsid_1131000/1131189.stm
http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/world/africa/newsid_1131000/1131096.stm
January 2001 – Kano - Two men found guilty of drinking alcohol flogged before large crowds, receiving 80 lashes
Kazaure,
Jigawa State - traditional ruler , Alhaji Abba Ajiya of Kazaure,
sentenced to one year
imprisonment and 40 strokes of the cane, for "camping" a housewife,
Faiza Bala
Birnin
Kebbi, Kebbi State - 35-year-old
man, Attahiru Umar, was sentenced to death by stoning, for committing sodomy
with a minor .
July 4, 2001 – Sokoto - State Executive Council approves the amputation of the right hand wrist of Umaru Aliyu, who was confirmed to have stolen some item
http://www.vanguardngr.com/news/articles/2001/July/07072001/wn470701.htm
July 6 – Kano - the right hand of a 30-year-old man amputated as punishment for stealing a goat, worth about $40
http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/world/africa/newsid_1428000/1428159.stm
August 2001 – Sokoto – The director of the Sokoto National Orientation Agency, Mohammed Jobi, and the agency's accountant, Issa Abdullahi, were given forty lashes each, fined ninety dollars and made to pay back the money they stole. The two federal government employees found guilty of stealing the cash gratuity meant for an man who was about to retire.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/world/africa/newsid_1493000/1493182.stm
October 9, 2001 – Sokoto - housewife 35-year-old Safiya Hussaini Tungar Tudu, allegedly raped by one Yakubu Abubakar, the man who allegedly impregnated her, sentenced to death by stoning. Abubakar freed for lack of evidence. Sentence suspended following appeal heard on November 27 .
http://www.vanguardngr.com/news/articles/2001/October/25102001/n1251001.htm
http://www.vanguardngr.com/news/articles/2001/November/15112001/f4151101.htm
November 5, 2001 Katsina City - a man, Sani Rodi, sentenced to death by knifing after he was convicted for taking the lives of a housewife and two of her children
November
2001 – Zamfara - the Deputy
Speaker of State House of Assembly, Alhaji Abdulsalami Ahmed Asha,
arraigned before a Sharia court in Samaru, Gusau, for selling his
official Peugeot car at the cost
of N2.1 million.
Funtua, Katsina State - two
policemen receive 100 strokes of the cane following their conviction
over illegal confiscation of
petrol from fuel vendors
Nov. 27, 2001 - Toro Local Council, Bauchi – pregnant woman,
Hajo Poki, allegedly
impregnated by one Suleiman Poki,
sentenced to 100 strokes of the cane sentenced
for committing fornication and for accusing the plaintiff falsely.
[The judge, Mika’ilu Sabo Ningi]
http://www.vanguardngr.com/news/articles/2001/December/01122001/wn101201.htm
December
13, 2001 - Sokoto - a 28-year-old man, Mohammed Ali, sentenced to nine months
imprisonment for stealing.
He initially renounced his faith following his arraignment in Sokoto
Upper Sharia Court. Ali, who first professed to be a Christian, said he should
be tried according to Biblical
injunctions, which he said forbid amputation.
After the light sentence, he reaffirmed his faith, Islam, after escaping
amputation. [Judge:
Mallam Bawa Salabi Tambuwal]
December 2001 – Sokoto - Malam Sani Shehu (a.k.a Wang Yu) and Malam Garba Dandare (a.k.a Dan Jega), found guilty for stealing a policeman's beret, belt and bicycle. Court orders the amputation of the right hands and left legs of two convicted armed robbers. [The judge, Kadi Bawa Sahabi Tambuwal]
January 3, 2002 - Sani Yakubu Rodi, aged about 21, convicted in Katsina and hanged in Kaduna Prison.
Rodi was “found….guilty of the murder of a woman and her two children: a four-year-old boy and a three-month-old girl. The victims were stabbed to death in their home. Sani Yakubu Rodi was reportedly caught at the scene of the murder and immediately arrested by the police. Sani Yakubu Rodi did not have legal representation at any stage of his trial; he apparently told the court that he would defend himself. In the initial hearing on 5 July, he pleaded not guilty. However, in a subsequent hearing on 4 September, he changed to a guilty plea. The court sentenced him to death on 5 November. He did not take up the opportunity to appeal, and his death sentence was subsequently confirmed and his execution authorized by the Governor of Katsina State. “
January 23, 2002 – Sokoto - 18-year-old, Hafsatu Abubakar acquitted after accusation of having sex outside marriage. She and the baby have been held in prison pending the trial.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/world/africa/newsid_1778000/1778614.stm
March 18, 2002 – Sokoto – Decision on Sufiya Husseini’s adultery case delayed till March 25.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/world/africa/newsid_1879000/1879506.stm
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The long and short of the Sharia story so far? It is pretty dangerous to be a petty thief in these Sharia states – or to have a libido. Thieves and lechers - beware. Murderers like Rodi too – beware!
I have always wondered: if you die from a machete wound, fighting another Christian or another Muslim ostensibly because you hate him or her, would God admit you to heaven, saying “Come, enter into my rest, you hate-filled soul?”
Certainly not!
Anyway, here are a few dates of religion-related mayhem in Nigeria:
February 2000 – Kaduna
http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/world/africa/newsid_660000/660239.stm
September 7 – 9, 2001 – Jos, Plateau - Clashes between Christians and
Muslims leave at least 50 people dead and causes thousands to flee
http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/world/africa/newsid_1534000/1534404.stm
October 6, 2001 – Kaduna - attack on at least one church and some shops
http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/world/africa/newsid_1586000/1586476.stm
November 3 – 5, 2001 Gwantu, Kaduna - Ten people killed and hundreds more fled after a weekend of violence
http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/world/africa/newsid_1638000/1638282.stm
As
we have argued elsewhere, Sharia law as currently practiced in Nigeria not only
discriminates against Muslims, but it is against the spirit and the letter of a
federal system where the LEGAL PROCEDURE should be UNIFORM everywhere, even if
the PUNISHMENT differs from federating unit to unit. For example, as it occurs
in the US, a STATE REGULATION may EXCEED federal (minimum)
standards, but state PUNISHMENT may not EXCEED federal (maximum) guidelines. In the present application of Sharia in Nigeria,
BOTH the legal procedure (Sharia
vis-a-vis common law) and punishment differ substantially. That situation is unacceptable until we have a confederation.
Finally, despite Agabi’s latest
letter to their Excellencies, we have not heard the last of this issue. Simply
because Agabi or Obasanjo says
Sharia is illegal does not make it so in a
presidential system with separation of powers. If the states do not
accept that interpretation, then we will still have to hear from the
Supreme Court.
That is what should have been done in the first instance, and should
still be done: take this Sharia issue to the Supreme Court.
APPENDIX
Sharia Takes Hold in:
Zamfara - http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/world/africa/newsid_486000/486982.stm
http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/world/africa/newsid_620000/620058.stm
http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/world/africa/newsid_620000/620181.stm
Sokoto - http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/world/africa/newsid_767000/767961.stm
Niger - http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/world/africa/newsid_603000/603681.stm
Kano - http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/world/africa/newsid_798000/798630.stm
- http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/world/africa/newsid_1041000/1041579.stm
- http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/world/africa/newsid_558000/558880.stm
Katsina - http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/world/africa/newsid_860000/860660.stm
http://www.hrw.org/press/2002/01/nigeria0108.htm
Niger, Sokoto, Kano, Yobe - http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/world/africa/newsid_653000/653422.stm
Yobe - http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/world/africa/newsid_871000/871061.stm
Jigawa - http://allafrica.com/stories/200008030315.html
Kebbi - http://allafrica.com/stories/200012040003.html
Jigawa - http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/world/africa/newsid_862000/862662.stm
Borno - http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/world/africa/newsid_887000/887355.stm
Bauchi - http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/world/africa/newsid_1194000/1194502.stm
Kaduna - http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/world/africa/newsid_1161000/1161144.stm
- http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/world/africa/newsid_1634000/1634403.stm
http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/world/africa/newsid_1634000/1634403.stm
http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/world/africa/newsid_761000/761725.stm
http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/world/africa/newsid_652000/652419.stm
http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/world/africa/newsid_652000/652118.stm
A General Catalogue: Sharia in Nigeria: http://www.gamji.com/NEWS113.htm
Other relevant articles:
http://www.nigeriannews.com/Sam_Aluko.htm
The
Social and Economic Implications of Sharia Law
by Sam A. Aluko
28th November, 1999
Contribution
to the Seminar Organised by the Chapel of Annunciation,
Archbishop Vining College of Theology, Akure, Ondo State, on Sunday,
http://www.nigerianlaws.com/frames/docs/Cr_Soc/LS26.html
Bello,
ex-chief justice, faults Sharia’s
adoption
Source: The Guardian (NIG) February 11, 2000.
FORMER Chief Justice of the Federation, Justice Mohammed Bello, has faulted the adoption of Sharia law by some Northern states and affirmed that the 1979 Constitution was superior to the Islamic law.
http://www.ngex.com/personalities/voices/sm031200baluko.htm
SUNDAY
MUSINGS: Sharia - Catalyst for the
Present SNC Discourse
Sunday,
March 12, 2000
http://www.shariah2001.nmnonline.net/yadudu_paper.htm
BENEFITS OF SHARIAH AND CHALLENGES OF RECLAIMING A HERITAGE
Prof. Auwalu Hamisu Yadudu
At the Commonwealth Conference Centre, Commonwealth Institute, Kensington High Street, London, April 14th , 2001