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Bauchi Christians threaten to break away over Sharia

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    Christians in the northern state of Bauchi have threatened to break away and join the neighbouring Plateau, which is mainly Christian, if Sharia law is declared in their area, AFP reported at the weekend.

    “We would have to join Plateau to avoid an ethnic-religious crisis caused by the Islamisation of the state,” The Izar Association of Christians in Bauchi told AFP:
    The news agency said the Bauchi State government was considering following the lead of seven northern states that have declared Sharia law: Zamfara, Niger, Sokoto, Kano, Katsina, Jigawa and Yobe.

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