In spite of the high casualty figures, the Kaduna state government still plans to fully implement the Islamic legal system. Governor Alhaji Ahmed Mohammed Makarfi has sent a bill for the introduction and implementation of shari'a to the state legislature. Regardless, Mr. Barnabas Bala, a Christian and chairman of Kaura Local Government Council of Kaduna State, told Compass that Christian leaders in the state have met and have resolved not to accept the implementation of shari'a . The Kaura Council chairman said the opposition of Christians to shari'a is anchored on the fact that they would be marginalized and their religious liberty infringed upon. Six million Nigerians join Bonnke revival.
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