Following the insistence of the Muslim community, with support from the Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Muhammadu Sa’ad Abubakar, to establish Sharia law in South West states, deeply populated by Yoruba ethnic indigenes, the leader of the Yoruba Nation, a group fighting for the independence of the Yorubas from Nigeria, Prof Adebanji Akintoye, has sent a chilling response to the Sultan. In a six-page document, dated February 1, 2025, which the Yoruba Nation leader personally signed, the group warned the Sultan and other Advocates of the Sharia law in Yoruba land, and jettison the idea, noting that the Fulani has more important duty of Islamizing their indigenous herders, who are believed to be worshipping other deities in the wild, and not Muslims as popularly believed. The response is presented in full as follows: The Sultan of Sokoto and the topmost leader of the Fulani of Nigeria, We Yoruba people have read your statement that was sent to the public through the Deputy National Adviser of th...
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