Ahmed Yerima, former governor of Zamfara, says Christians in
the state benefited from Sharia law when he was in power.
Yerima said this on Tuesday when he featured on Channels
Television’s ‘Politics Today’.
The former Zamfara governor had, in October 1999, introduced
Sharia law in the state, after which several other states in the north followed
suit.
When asked during the programme if he thinks the north is
better with Sharia law, the former governor said “yes, during my time”.
“During my time, if you check records, president Obasanjo
declared in his government, that Zamfara state is a crime-free state. They said
the crime rate in Zamfara at that time was 0.2 percent,” he said.
“Sharia means justice, equity and fairness. Ask the
Christians in Zamfara, they’ll tell you that at that time, they were better
off.
“Recently when I declared in Abuja, the chairperson,
Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) in Zamfara, was there. And he told
Nigerians what kind of benefits the Christians had. There was social justice,
and there was development.”
Yerima, in a recent interview with journalists, had said he
introduced Sharia law in Zamfara in line with the constitution on the freedom
of religion.
On perceptions of him as a religious extremist, Yerima said
he will fight the problem of ignorance and also ensure that whatever he does is
in line with the constitution.
“I have never, never required or asked or forced any
Christian to follow Islamic faith because I would have done an unconstitutional
act.,” he had said.
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