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Kebbi Christians petition senate over Sharia

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    Christians in Kebbi have petitioned Nigeria’s senate over plans by Governor Adamu Aliero to introduce Islamic law in the northern state, the Guardian reported. The chairman of the Kebbi State chapter of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), Rev. James Audu Manga, warned the governor at a news conference in Abuja on Monday to shelve the planned introduction of Sharia or risk mass protests from Christians, ‘The Guardian’ reported

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