States
As of 2012, the following 9 states have instituted Sharia:
- Zamfara State (January 27, 2000)
- Kano State (June 21, 2000)
- Sokoto State
- Katsina State
- Bauchi State (June 2001)
- Borno State
- Jigawa State
- Kebbi State
- Yobe State
the following 3 states have also instituted sharia in some parts with large Muslim populations
- Kaduna State
- Niger State (January 13, 2007)
- Gombe State
Read more about this topic: Sharia In Nigeria
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