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Nigeria: Groups demand Sharia implementation and prominence

Nigeria Compass: “Nigeria: Constitution review: Electoral reform, ‘Sharia’, federalism, others top agenda”
— Nigeria Compass Report:
“At the North-East zonal hearing held in Gombe, the need for a full implementation of Sharia took the centre stage.”
— “Many Muslim students and youths trooped to the main auditorium of the Gombe State University, venue of the hearing, and openly protested over why Sharia be ignored in the country’s constitution.”
— “Appearing under the aegis of various organisations, they insisted that Sharia legal system should be given prominence and chance to be implemented in its entirety in the proposed constitution.”