Sharia law declared in Muslim Nigerian state

From: The Independent - London | Date: October 28, 1999| Author: Mohammed Rufai in Gusai, Nigeria | Copyright information

A STATE in northern Nigeria introduced strict Islamic sharia law yesterday, to much local jubilation but deep apprehension in other parts of the West African country.

Zamfara has become the first state in the country to introduce the criminal law, which will allow amputations and beheadings once Saudi- trained courts are in place from January. The law was proclaimed in a packed square in the state's capital, Gusau, by the governor, Ahmad Sani Yerima.

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