Sharia okays Yerima marriage to baby wife

The question here is will Nigeria knuckle under to more Muslim demands which in this case, will totally undermine the secular laws of Nigeria?  Nigeria must stand tall here and tell the Sharia court that they have no point in Nigerian law.  the expectatioin of the Muslims is that just because they are Muslims, everyone else must bow to their demands.

FROM SUNNEWSONLINE.COM:

Sharia okays Yerima marriage to baby wife

From GODWIN TSA Abuja
Saturday, June 05, 2010

The controversy surrounding the marriage of an Egyptian minor by former Governor of Zamfara State and now a Senator of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Senator Ahmed Sani Yerima has taken a legal dimension with a suit filed by the Supreme Council for Sharia in Nigeria against the National Human Right Commission [NHRC], the Senate President, David Mark and the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Demeji Bankole.

In the suit filed by Sulieman Abdulkadir [SAN], the group is calling for the abolition of the Child’s Right Act 2003 and said Senator Yerima who is its pioneer member has the right under the Islamic laws to marry a minor as allowed by the Quran and tradition authorized by Prophet Mohammed.

While praying the court for an order for the enforcement of their rights to private and family life and right to freedom of thought, conscience and religion, the applicants want the court to stop the National Human Rights Commission and the National Assembly from taking steps, decisions and actions against Yerima with respect to the said marriage.

It is their contention that sections 37 of the 1999 constitution guarantees and protect every citizen [including members of the group], his family members among others against invasion, intrusion or interference by anybody, group of persons or institutions.

The group is asking for a declaration that Section 38 of the 1999 Constitution guarantees and protects every citizen’s right to practice, propagate and manifest the doctrine of his religion either individually or in community with others and privately or in public, without and hindrance by any person, group of persons or institutions.

Besides, they are pressing for a declaration that the act of the National Human Right Commission by writing a petition to the President of the Senate against the acts of marital relationship of Senator Ahmed Yerima Sani to an Egyptian lady, amounts to an infringement/invasion and contravention of the applicant and its members’ right to privacy and family together with their right to practice, propagate and manifest the doctrine of their religion as enshrined in section 37 and 38 of the 1999 constitution.

The group is also seeking a declaration that the NHRC placing reliance on section 21 Child’s Right Act 2003 for the basis of writing a petition to the leadership of the National Assembly is clearly in conflict with section 37 and 38 of the same constitution.
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