The Governor of Ogun State, Dapo Abiodun, has warned those behind the establishment of the Sharia Court in the state to disband the illegal entity and all its apparatus immediately.
A flier announcing the launch of a Sharia court has been circulating in the state. the Sharia Arbitration Committee, Ogun State, said, “Alhamdulillah, it’s eventually established in Ogun State. A Sharia Court, which Ogun State Muslims have been yearning for, for ages, is finally here.”
However, speaking via a statement personally signed by him on Tuesday, Abiodun warned that the Ogun State’s legal framework does not recognise Sharia Court, saying only courts recognised by the Nigerian constitution are allowed in the state
The governor said, “The Ogun State Government has noted the circulation of a digital notice announcing the launch of a Shari’ah Court in Ogun State.
“No Sharia Court is authorised to operate within Ogun State. The courts that are legally empowered to adjudicate disputes arising within Ogun State are those established by the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria or by state laws, which are: Magistrates’ Courts, High Court, Customary Courts, Customary Court of Appeal, Federal High Court, National Industrial Court, Court of Appeal, and Supreme Court.
