The Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC) has urged the National Assembly to amend the Constitution to establish Sharia courts in all South West states and declare Fridays as public holidays. MURIC’s Founder and Executive Director, Professor Ishaq Akintola, presented the demands during the South West Zonal Public Hearing on constitutional review. MURIC argued that the absence of Sharia courts in the South West, despite significant Muslim populations, under mines their legal and religious rights. The group demanded constitutional provisions mandating state governors to establish Sharia Courts of Appeal, which would handle…
