On Tuesday 18th January, 2022, the leadership of Ta’awunu Human Rights initiatives (THURIST) meet the new President of the Supreme Council for Shariah in Nigeria Sheikh Abdurrasheed Hadiyattullah in his residence at Shariah College Oke Afo Iwo, Osun State. This was made known to the press through a statement signed THURIST’s Secretary, Azeez Ridwan.
During meeting, the Director General of the group Barr. Sulaymon A. Tadese tabled before his eminence the need for the establishment of a Shariah Court in Southern Nigeria, especially in the Southwest which has a larger Muslims Population.
Barr. Tadese said, “The need for a Shariah Court in the southwest is very paramount at this moment, as states like Osun Oyo Lagos has majority Muslims Population, even Ekiti and Ondo State has a reasonable percentage of Muslim Population.”
Adding that the constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria 1999 as amended provided that a shariah court could be establish whenever the Muslim faithful demanded it and the fact that only adherence of the Islamic faith will be subjected to it as a personal law is enough to avail the establishment.
In his response, Sheikh Hadiyyatullah said the Forum of Supreme Council for Shariah in Nigeria is aware of this and will equally look into it.
“Same had been bought to my desk and we are looking into it and the fact that you have took upon yourselves the work of great men who had dare injustice in all ramification is commendable”
Similarly, he also remarked that he cherish the great work of this Human Rights Group and that he is ready to work with them.
In addition, the Director General Ta’awunu Human Rights Initiative (THURIST) who had in his entourage Barr. Ismail A. Kamorudeen the Director of Public Prosecution of the Human Rights Group also expressed dissatisfaction on frequent harassment of Muslim Students in some institution of High learning on the Use of Hijab.
