Niger State Governor Abubakar Sani Bello, has signed into law a bill to amend the Shariah Administration of Justice Law, 2021 in Niger State and for Other Related Matters, 2022..
Governor Sani Bello carried out the constitutional duty at the Government House, Minna the state capital
A statement signed by Mary Noel Berje, Chief Press Secretary (CPS) to the governor, and made available to SummitNews, states that the law which is to be cited as the “Shariah Administration of Justice (Amendment) Law, 2021”, took effect from the 9th of August, 2022.
The amendment was made on section 4(1)(b) of the Principal Law, to insert “when exercising original jurisdiction and at least three judges when exercising appellate jurisdiction”.