The Independent Shari’ah Arbitration Panel in Ekiti State held its inaugural public session last Thursday at the Oja Oba Central Mosque in Ado-Ekiti. While Muslim groups welcomed the initiative, Yoruba socio-cultural organizations, particularly the UK and Europe branches of Afenifere, expressed strong opposition, warning that the implementation of Shari’ah law in the South-West could lead to religious division among Yoruba people.
The Independent Shari’ah Arbitration Panel in Ekiti State held its first public sitting last Thursday at the Oja Oba Central Mosque, Ado-Ekiti, amid growing opposition from Yoruba socio-cultural groups.
The panel, presided over by three Kadhis—Imam Abdullahi Abdul-Mutolib, Imam Abdulraheem Junaid-Bamigbola, and Dr. Ibrahim Aminullahi-Ogunrinde—addressed two marriage-related disputes. Despite the panel’s focus on resolving disputes within the Muslim community, opposition has emerged, mainly from the UK and Europe branches of the Yoruba socio-cultural group Afenifere.
SHARIA LAW MUSLIM COMMUNITY YORUBA CULTURE Afenifere EKITI STATE
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