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GST 112 Study Session 6 ISLAM AND POLITICAL CULTURE IN NIGERIA Objective Question

Question

In which year did Zamfara State, under Governor Ahmed Sanni Yerima, introduce the Sharia Penal Code, marking a major step in the Sharia legal system in the Fourth Republic?
Options
A 1988
B 1999
Correct Answer
C 2000
D 2009
Correct Answer

Option B is the correct answer.

Detailed Explanation

The text states, 'the first major and decisive step was taken in 1999, when the then Executive Governor of Zamfara State, Ahmed Sanni Yerima, introduced the Sharia Penal Code.'

Hint

This event is explicitly tied to the beginning of the Sharia Penal Code in the Fourth Republic.

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