John Cornyn: “12 states in Northern Nigeria have been permitted to…”

“Nigeria's constitution grants authority to local governments to adjudicate their laws through Sharia, or religious courts. And in some places this has resulted in the charging and fining and imprisonment of non Muslims. 12 states in Northern Nigeria have been permitted to implement laws derived from a Sharia framework criminalizing blasphemy. They've also enforced Sharia based code punishment that utilizes corporal punishment, including amputation and stoning for certain offenses.” (02:01–02:10)

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