The Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC) has issued a warning to the United States over alleged calls by Dr Ebenezer Obadare, Senior Fellow of the Council on Foreign Relations, urging Washington to pressure President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to outlaw Shari’ah law and Hisbah in Nigeria.
“Obadare’s call is mischievous, reactionary and outlandish. It is undemocratic, neocolonial and imperialistic.
“Shari’ah is the Muslims’ way of life. It cannot be separated from Islam. The moment anyone attempts to touch our Shari’ah, we begin to see him seeking to eliminate Islam in its totality. Our advice is this: Don’t go there. It is the red line,” Akintola said.
The statement highlighted that Shari’ah and Hisbah are legally and constitutionally entrenched, reflecting the choice of the Nigerian people, and that any attempt to outlaw them would betray democratic values.