Following online outrage by Nigerians, an Islamic group under the aegis of the Supreme Council for Shari’ah in Nigeria has announced the postponement of the inauguration of a Sharia Court of Law in Oyo State.
In a statement issued by Khadimul Muslimeen of Oyo Kingdom, Imam Daud Igi Ogun, on Tuesday, the launch of an Oyo Sharia court which was scheduled to hold on January 11, 2025, has been postponed indefinitely.
The group said, “On behalf of the Oyo Muslim indigenes, this is to inform the general public that the inauguration ceremony of the Supreme Council for Shari’ah in Nigeria (Oyo branch) previously scheduled for January 11th, 2025, at the Muslim Community Islamic Center, Oba Adeyemi High School Road, Mobolaje Area, Agbongangan, Oyo, has been suspended until further notice. Islam portrays peace!”
Recall that the group’s flier announcing the launch of the court in Oyo state had gone viral causing an outrage among Nigerians especially those from the South region you argued that the same measure used in the North cannot be adopted there.
According to the flier, the court was expected to launch on January 11, 2025, at the Muslim Community Islamic Centre, Oba Adeyemi High School Road, Mobolaje Area, Oyo.
