Nigerian States without Sharia

Posted by Felix Okoli on October 27, 2010 at 15:00:00:

24 is the number when it has to do with the number of states in Nigeria where Sharia has not been adopted.
Nigeria a a multi-religious nation with 2 main religions - Christianity and Islam dominating its people. While the North is mostly Muslim, the South and Middle belt is mostly Christian.
The issue of Sharia has been controversial ever since the first Nigerian state(Zamfara) to adopt Sharia took the first step.
Although Nigeria's constitution and Supreme court is still the apex legal authority, Sharia is still being practiced in some Northern states where it is more commonly accepted by Muslim adherents.
There are more states in Nigeria where Sharia is not practised than it is practiced.

The 24 states in Nigeria without Sharia includes:
1 Anambra
2 Abia
3 Akwa Ibom
4 Adamawa
5 Bayelsa
6 Benue
7 Cross River
8 Delta
9 Ebonyi
10 Edo
11 Enugu
12 Ekiti
13 Imo
14 Kogi
15 Kwara
16 Lagos
17 Nasarawa
18 Ogun
19 Ondo
20 Osun
21 Oyo
22 Plateau
23 Rivers
24 Taraba