Nigeria Sharia court confirms Twitter debate ban -BBC News

Court-ordered amputations remain controversial in Nigeria

An Islamic court in Nigeria has permanently banned a rights group from holding an internet debate about amputation as a form of punishment.

This follows a temporary order made last week by a court in northern Nigeria preventing Facebook and Twitter being used to discuss the issue.
The ban was initially sought by a pro-Sharia group which said internet sites would be used to mock Islamic law.
The Sharia code runs alongside secular law in 12 of Nigeria's 36 states.
In 2000, Malam Buba Bello Jangebe was the first person in Nigeria to have an amputation carried out under Islamic law after being found guilty of stealing a cow.
The Civil Rights Congress of Nigeria started a Twitter feed, blog and Facebook debate about it so "Nigerians could air their opinions on Sharia law as a whole".
But the Association of Muslim Brotherhood of Nigeria, a pro-Sharia group based in the northern city of Kaduna, argued that the forums would mock the Sharia system.
The court agreed and issued a temporary ban on the internet discussions last week.
Tuesday's ruling makes the ban permanent.[/size]

Source : http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/8595572.stm

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Posted: at 1-04-2010 05:22 AM (14 years ago) | Gistmaniac

passsing

Posted: at 1-04-2010 10:52 AM (14 years ago) | Upcoming

Now the discussion had just started
I will stop only when they stop looting our money in Naija
Court should also ban them from stealing and killing!

Posted: at 1-04-2010 12:41 PM (14 years ago) | Gistmaniac

abeg jo!

Posted: at 1-04-2010 01:32 PM (14 years ago) | Upcoming

why do this people hate good things? intead of them to ban stealing, killing and crime against humanity in Naija, they rather ban twitter debate...........
they are really hipocrate and backwards people........
God bless Naija

Posted: at 1-04-2010 02:21 PM (14 years ago) | Newbie

moving

Posted: at 1-04-2010 02:28 PM (14 years ago) | Gistmaniac

hmmmm,

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Posted: at 1-04-2010 03:16 PM (14 years ago) | Gistmaniac

ok

Posted: at 1-04-2010 03:53 PM (14 years ago) | Gistmaniac

they must be outta there godammn minds... AM a muslim and the Sharia law should be applied on the looters of our nation and not helpless citizens

Posted: at 1-04-2010 04:17 PM (14 years ago) | Newbie

oyo

Posted: at 1-04-2010 07:47 PM (14 years ago) | Gistmaniac