Ilorin, Nigeria
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Uthman Adebisi retweeted
Under the Child Right Act (Section 27) and Laws of different States passed to protect children, it is unlawful to take a child out of custody or protection of the parents or guardians without their knowledge or against their will. In fact, the Child Rights Act and Children protection laws prescribe upto 7-10years and 15-20years jail term for anyone found guilty of this.
Also, under the Nigerian Constitution, Section 39, which guarantees right to freedom of religion forbids the spread of religious instructions against the will of that person or religious practices that are not approved by the parents or guardians.
None of the above has any root in Shariah Law and No Shariah Court has jurisdiction over such offenses. Then I wonder where the people got the news from that the Borno woman was tried before a Shariah Court and under Shariah Law, to the extent that some of you here started attacking Islam/Shariah and by extension, the Muslims.
Again, no Shariah Court has power over non-Muslims. No non-Muslim can be arraigned or tried before a Shariah Court, except such non-Muslims submit to the jurisdiction of the Court in writing. No doubt, we have had instances and cases of extremists under the guise of enforcing shariah take laws into their hands. They are not different from those who carry out jungle justice in other parts of the country. No law in Nigeria empowers a private person or citizens to make laws or execute laws without following the laid down legal processes or allowing the lawful authorities to do so.
The closest we have under our laws is the power of private person to arrest upon reasonable suspicion of crime being committed or escape from lawful custody. In doing so, the private person is mandated to handover the arrested person to the lawful authorities and not take laws into their hands,
It is also important to note that the existence of shariah court and its jurisdiction is clearly provided for under the Supreme Law in Nigeria, the Constitution and laws made by different states. This does not by any extension suppress the existence and application of the Constitution and other laws in the States.
I have also said it repeatedly that any group of individual under the guise of any religion, including Islam, that wants to practice its religion and laws, must do so within the bounds of the existing legal system and the Constitution.
Enough of propaganda. Enough of anti-shariah narratives.
Uthman Adebisi retweeted
For those who cannot read it all or who read it but couldn't understand, this is the summary.
Aisha is a 16 year old girl staying with her mother in Borno. The first accused person who is the only person convicted by the court and sentenced to 14 years imprisonment is her neighbour in Borno named Lami, a Christian. Now the gist is that Aisha had earlier been convinced from her school at the age of 13 by a teacher to leave her house and travel to Jos where she was converted to Christianity and spent a year. She eventually returned home to her mother after feeling homesick. Her mother then handed her over to Lami to help get her back to school and enroll her in WAEC. The same Lami also convinced Aisha who is now 16 to return to Jos and continue her Christian training without the knowledge of her mother. Lami enabled and sponsored Aisha to return to Jos while pretending not to know of her whereabouts when her mother was desperately searching for her. As a matter of fact, Lami was purchasing the household properties of Aisha's mother which she sold to enable her raise money to search for her daughter. Once again, Aisha felt homesick and returned to Borno to meet her mother after a year. Aisha then opened up to her mother about everything including the things Lami has been buying for her to enable her stay in Jos. Aisha's mother confronted Lami about it and it caused an uproar. The court found only Lami guilty of abducting Aisha and forcing her to convert to Christianity. She was sentenced to 14 years imprisonment amongst others.
I came online yesterday to find many tags on my handle asking for my opinion on this case. My first reaction was to read from a reliable not a sensational source or get a copy of the charge sheet and the judgement. I have now read the judgment and agreed with my brother @Chinaluemmanuel to share our thoughts on it, against what’s already in public circulation.
Uthman Adebisi retweeted
You became a marriage counselor suddenly after a divorce without attending a school or training on marriage counseling.
Then, your ordeal in your failed marriage became a yardstick for who is regarded as a good suitor.
Kindly save the people from the trauma you just experienced from your failed marriage by attending counseling sessions.
Yes, you are advised to speak up in order to avoid depression that leads to a disastrous situation.
But speak up to the right people - wise family members, Scholars and Counselors.
Immediately after a divorce, couples are advised to do self-assessment of themselves in order to become a better husband/wife in another marriage.
Don't translate the hurdles of your earlier marriage into a standard for all marriages.
Don't also transmit the bitterness of your unsuccessful marriage into another marriage.
It's important for couples (men and women) before marriage, during their marriages and after a divorce to attend continuous counseling sessions till a larger part of the rudiments of marriage is taught to them.
© Imām Farouk Aleem Al-Egbaawiy
Uthman Adebisi retweeted
At 16, I became an AAT,
At 17, I interned at KPMG,
At 18, I completed all my professional ICAN exams.
Now, at 19, a First-Class Economics graduate of the University of llorin.
Also building and leading a campus ministry along the way.
By God, Ambition, service & excellence.
Uthman Adebisi retweeted
it is an unwritten rule of life that after every prolonged period of hardship and uncertainty, there is going to be a period when you are going to achieve quantum leaps across multiple areas of your life. the only requirement is that you do not give up on yourself.
Uthman Adebisi retweeted
🚨 OPEN APPEAL: JUSTICE FOR THE AD-HOC STAFF OF FEDERAL POLYTECHNIC, EDE
What happens when you give 5 years of your life to a Federal institution, teaching 4 courses a semester, plugging a massive staff shortage. carry its workload on ₦50,000 monthly, and then get told by action, not words that your sacrifice doesn't matter especially when it’s time for employment?
This is my story as a long-serving Ad-hoc Staff of Federal Polytechnic, Ede.
Note: I am not putting this out as an activist nor do I seek to become a whistleblower, I am doing this because I have exploited every opportunity to reach out to school management and educational stakeholders but yields no result.
Please help read & RT. 🧵👇
Saturday victory was a referendum on ADELEKE performance. Reducing it to his likable personality or masses dislike for APC is too simplistic&doesn’t tell the full story. As far as governance is concerned in Osun, he got something right. The people felt his impact across board.
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The funniest people on political twitter are those that try to bury their bias under objectivity. It’s like hiding behind a finger. People see through you. They caught up with one of my Egbon recently, baba switch from objective observer to APC stalwart. I just burst laugh. 😂
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Uthman Adebisi retweeted
Net vote margin btw APC and PDP across Ede north and south was 30k. APC had to win ~ 11 LGs to cover for this difference, including their strong hold—Boripe and Ifelodun. That margin is bound to increase to about 45k. Those two LGs are political nightmare for opposition.
Uthman Adebisi retweeted
BREAKING: #OsunDecides2026: Accord Party candidate Adeleke wins Ede North by landslide
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Ede North, 25k margin.
45k margin from Ede north and south just as I predicted earlier today.
Indeed, there is love at home.
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Uthman Adebisi retweeted
Ede North LGA
Accord: 35,427
ADC:307
APC: 10,283
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APC Osun is very useless btw. They try to play religion politics at some point. The same thing they castigated PO for. It back fire because stuffs like that don’t sell in Osun, some Christians saw the pattern and actually rally behind Adeleke. Zero principle.
Tinubu, as much as he cares about politics, he cares about legacy too. Told one of my guys in APC, BAT wouldn’t risk it all for Osun APC, he wouldn’t allow them tarnish and jeopardize his administration.
