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Bauchi State Chapter of Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) has observed with grievances that despite the clear provision of the constitution, particularly section 10, to the effect that the government of the federation and the state shall not adopt any religion as a state religion; however, in practice, this provision has been swept under the carpet.
CAN in a Memorandum it submitted to the House of Reps Committee on the review of the 1999 Constitution sitting in Bauchi stated that, “for example, in Bauchi State, provisions have been made for the implementation of Sharia Law since 2000/2001.”
It added that “In fact, Sharia Commission has been created and Area Courts were abolished and replaced with Sharia Courts. The provision of Sharia Courts and Sharia Commission without a corresponding Ecclesiastical Courts and Commission to attend to the yearning of Christian citizens has served as a great marginalization, discrimination and/or source of conflict in terms of accessibility to employment because all the employees of the said Sharia Commission and Courts are only Muslims.”