NIGERIA: SHARIA COUNCIL CONDEMNS MOVE ON DEATH PENALTY

the Jigawa State chapter of the Supreme Council for Shari'ah in Nigeria condemned the current move by the House of Representatives to abolish capital punishment. Speaking at a news conference, the state chairman of the council, Alhaji Tijjani Inuwa Tashi said, "The ongoing debate at the National Assembly on capital punishment is nothing but a heartless and faithless exercise". Alhaji Tijjani said abolishing capital punishment would seriously affect Muslims.