The Aare Ona Kakanfo of Yorubaland, Iba Gani Adams has described sharia as a cultural and religious belief that is alien to the Yoruba way of life.
He made this known while speaking at the 2025 Oodua festival in Ile-Ife, Osun state, on Wednesday.
Gani Adams revealed that the introduction of Sharia into Yoruba will destabilize the region with religious fanatics and fundamentalists behind such moves.
He emphasized that while Saudi Arabia is an Islamic kingdom where Sharia aligns with religious teachings and is widely accepted, Nigeria remains a nation where the constitution guarantees freedom of religion.
“However, Nigeria is a secular nation where the constitution allows every citizen to practise whatever religion they believe in freely without any intimidation.
“Sharia law is alien to our culture and religious beliefs in Yoruba land, therefore those religious fanatics masquerading as Muslims should stay away from acts that could set a Yoruba Land in fire”
He also called on the federal and State government to intensify efforts in tacking the growing influx of terrorists into the region from other parts of the country to avoid losing the relative peace enjoyed by people in the region.
He expressed the readiness of his group, the Oodua People’s Congress (OPC) to partner with other security agencies in an effort to curb the influx of terrorists in Yoruba land.
