Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde has reacted to a viral flier announcing the establishment of a Sharia Court in Oyo State. The southwest state currently operates criminal code and there is no provision for the Sharia Court or law, which is obtainable in a number of northern states.
Online Parrot News saw the poster on the internet with thousands of people reacting to it. The Sharia Court would enable Muslim offenders to be tried there instead of the “conventional” courts.
The flier said that the establishment would hold on 11 January, 2025 at the Muslim Community Islamic Centre, Oba Adeyemi High School, Oyo town.
Makinde reacted in a video posted on X, formerly known as Twitter on Tuesday. He said that he would uphold the constitution of the country as he did swear to.
He said: “They have brought up the issue of Shariah in Oyo, they demanded the establishment of a Shariah court. I say that people may try but for me, in Oyo State, our law is the constitution of Nigeria, which is what I swore to uphold.
“And if they are within the law, fine. But if they are not, they should expect that I will insist the law is being followed.”
