The inauguration of the Shari’ah Court scheduled for January 11, 2025 in Oyo Town, Oyo State has been postponed indefinitely. LEADERSHIP earlier reported that the Oyo State chapter of the Supreme Council for Shari’ah in Nigeria (SCSN) had, through a flier sighted by our correspondent, slated the event to hold at the Muslim Community Islamic […]
This article clarifies that an upcoming program in Oyo Town, initially announced as the inauguration of a Shariah Court, is actually the unveiling of a Shariah Independent Arbitration Panel. The organizers postponed the event due to the misnomer, explaining that the panel, not a court, will handle disputes within the Muslim community through arbitration. The clarification aims to address criticism and controversy surrounding the program, which some perceived as a threat to secularism or a move towards the establishment of religious law in the region.
