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The document discusses the application of Sharia law in Nigeria during British colonial rule, highlighting the introduction of indirect rule which altered the supremacy of Sharia by establishing statutory native courts. It details the Proclamation No. 5 of 1900, which integrated Islamic law into customary law while creating a dual court system, and subsequent legal changes that affected the jurisdiction and operation of native courts. The text also addresses the tensions between traditional Sharia practices

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ibidunnisharon

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