Radical Islamic scholar, Sheikh Ibraheem El-Zakzaky,...

Radical Islamic scholar, Sheikh Ibraheem El-Zakzaky, accused governors of states in the North that have adopted the Islamic legal code, Sharia, of using it selfishly. He said the governors are dishonest people, who amputate the hands of poor people, who steal peanuts while those who steal millions of naira tax-payers' money go scot-free.
The outspoken leader of the Moslem Shiites, told newsmen in Kano that there is more to Sharia than corporal punishments, amputations or death by stoning. Sheikh El-Zakzaky said if Sharia is to be practised according to Islamic injunction, then the governors themselves are illegal since they did not come to power through Islamic parties.
He explained that before Sharia can work successfully, there must be Islamic education and improvement in the standard of living of the people. He said true Moslems should emphasise eradication of armed robbery and other social ills through good governance and improvement in people's living standard and not punishment, adding that killing of armed robbers can never stop robbery.