Tag: Shari’ah Council

Rising Insecurity: Shari’ah Council blasts FG, demands decisive action

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Shari'ah Council blasts FG

The Supreme Council for Shari’ah in Nigeria (SCSN) has expressed deep concern over the worsening security situation across Nigeria, urging the Federal Government to take immediate and decisive steps to protect lives and property. In a statement issued by its Secretary-General, Nafi’u Baba Ahmad, the council lamented the increasing wave of killings, kidnappings, terrorist attacks, banditry, and other violent crimes across the country, saying official assurances no longer reflect the reality faced by ordinary Nigerians. The Council cited recent mass abductions in Borno State, Oyo, Niger and Zamfara states, as…

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Shari’ah Council demands INEC Chairman’s removal, rejects tax reform

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Shari’ah council demands

…Warns against ‘compromised’ elections The Supreme Council for Shari’ah in Nigeria, (SCSN), has called for the immediate removal and prosecution of the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Professor Joash Amupitan, warning that Muslims across the country will not recognise any election conducted under his leadership. The Islamic organisation also rejected the Federal Government’s controversial tax reform and other policies, which it said could impose unjust hardship on ordinary Nigerians. The position of the Council was made public during its 2026 Annual Pre-Ramadan Lecture and General Assembly held…

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