Jigawa to adopt Sharia

Another state in northern Nigeria adopted Islamic Sharia law on Wednesday declared a public holiday, the BBC reported.

Busloads of Sharia supporters turned up in the state capital, Dudsi, many bars have closed down, hotels have stopped selling alcohol and prostitutes have fled, the BBC reported. Hundreds of people have died in fighting between Muslims and Christians since the beginning of the year over the introduction of Sharia.
Christians are in a minority in
Jigawa, a rural and conservative state, and have accepted its introduction because they feel they have no choice, the BBC added.

Jigawa State follows in the footsteps of Katsina State which formally adopted Sharia on Tuesday. Four other northern Nigerian states imposed Islamic law earlier this year: Zamfara, Sokoto, Niger and Kano.