Sharia storm in South West: Sultan, Gani Adams, Ogun govt, Yoruba Nation youths join fray

Some Yoruba youths under the aegis of Yoruba Nation Youths have warned the Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Muhammad Abubakar, against pushing for the establishment of Sharia courts in the South-West.
Their advice comes as the Ogun State government and the Aare Ona Kakanfo of Yorubaland, Gani Adams, condemned any attempt to introduce Sharia in Yorubaland.
The youths, in a statement, claimed that the proposed law was a deliberate attempt to ignite war in Yorubaland, warning the Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs, NSCIA, against crossing its boundaries.
The leaders of the group in Nigeria and diaspora, Prophet Ayodele Ologunloluwa, and Oyegunle Omotoyole respectively described the move as another strategy by the Hausa/Fulani to enslave and conquer the Yoruba by all means.
They stated: The Fulanisation agenda to conquer our land is not hidden, and they are using every method in the book to work towards perfecting the agenda. We do not want our monarchs and governors in the South-West to be deceived by the so-called Sharia law/court by whatever method they may be using.
We say no to Sharia law or courts in Yorubaland. This Sharia law scheme is hypocritical. We don’t need it in Yorubaland. We, the Yoruba, reject anything that would affect our culture, tradition, and lifestyle.
We Yoruba youths both home and diaspora like to caution you on your latest antics to renew your grand 1804 design to conquer the entire Yorubaland by trying to establish Sharia law in our homeland.”
On its part, the Ogun State government, in a statement signed by Governor Dapo Abiodun, noted:
“No Sharia Court is authorised to operate within Ogun State. The courts that are legally empowered to
On its part, the Ogun State government, in a statement signed by Governor Dapo Abiodun, noted:
“No Sharia Court is authorised to operate within Ogun State. The courts that are legally empowered to adjudicate disputes arising within Ogun State are those established by the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria or by state laws, which are: Magistrates’ Courts, High Court, Customary Courts, Customary Court of Appeal, Federal High Court, National Industrial Court, Court of Appeal, and Supreme Court.
No law operating in Ogun State has established a Sharia Court, and Sharia law does not form part of the legal framework by which the Ogun State government administers and governs society.”
Meanwhile, Adams, who spoke at the 2025 Oodua festival in Osun, stressed that the introduction of Sharia was aimed at destabilising Yorubaland by religious fanatics.
According to him, “Sharia law is alien to our culture and religious beliefs in Yorubaland, therefore those religious fanatics masquerading as Muslims should stay away from acts that could set Yorubaland on fire.”