The Oyo state chapter of the Supreme Council for Shari’ah has postponed the inauguration of an Independent Sharia Arbitration Panel after the event was mistakenly advertised as the establishment of a Sharia court. The panel, designed to settle family disputes among willing Muslims, already exists in parts of the South West.
The Oyo state chapter of the Supreme Council for Shari’ah says its planned event for January was misconstrued for the establishment of a Sharia court.to guests nationwide for the “inauguration ceremony of Shari’a court in Oyo town and its environs”.
Adisa said such panels, designed to settle family dispute among Muslims, already exist in parts of the south-west.
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