Abdulhafeez Abdulsalam

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[Simwal @Simwal]

FACT CHECK: Did Oyo school abductors really demand Sharia law?

* Tracing the origin of a viral claim linking bandits' demands to Sharia

By Rasheed Abubakar, Publisher, Muslim News Nigeria @muslimnews_NG

The Nigerian social media space has been awash with claims that the bandits (terrorists) who abducted schoolchildren and teachers in Oyo State demanded the implementation of Shari'ah law as one of the conditions for the release of their victims.

The claim quickly generated widespread controversy, not only because of the gravity of the abduction itself, but also because it emerged at a time when discussions around the establishment of Sharia Courts of Appeal in parts of Southwest Nigeria have become increasingly prominent.

For years, Muslim groups and organisations in the region have advocated for the implementation of Sharia Courts of Appeal in accordance with provisions of the Nigerian Constitution, arguing that Muslims in the Southwest deserve the same constitutional rights already enjoyed by their counterparts in several northern states.

Against this backdrop, reports suggesting that bandits (terrorists) demanded Sharia law immediately attracted public attention and fueled heated debates.

The controversy was further amplified by a longstanding narrative that seeks to associate banditry, kidnapping, and terrorism with Islam despite the fact that the overwhelming majority of victims of such crimes, including Muslims themselves, have suffered at the hands of these criminal groups.

Bandits (terrorists) have attacked Muslim communities, kidnapped Muslim scholars, abducted Muslim schoolchildren, and killed countless Muslims across the country. Yet the islamophobes frequently describe them as representatives of Islam even when their actions directly contradict core Islamic teachings on justice, protection of innocent lives, and respect for human dignity.

As a result, many observers viewed the alleged demand for Sharia law as another attempt to link the activities of criminal gangs to Islam, the religion of peace ordained by Allah for mankind.

The claim was widely condemned across religious and political divides.

Notably, the Oyo Muslim community under the leadership of Alhaji Kunle Sanni on Friday, June 5, quickly distanced itself from the alleged demand, insisting that terrorists do not represent Islam and have no authority to speak on behalf of Muslims or Islamic law.

However, one crucial question remains:

*Did the abductors actually demand the implementation of Sharia law?*

The origin of the claim:

Muslim News Nigeria reviewed reports published by mainstream media organisations, online news platforms, social media discussions, and publicly available video recordings relating to the incident, starting from Thursday, June 4.

A clear pattern emerged.

Virtually all reports claiming that the abductors demanded Sharia law attributed the information, directly or indirectly, to remarks allegedly made by the Speaker of the Oyo State House of Assembly, Hon. Adebo Ogundoyin, on Wednesday, June 3, 2026, during a legislative plenary.

Several reports stated that the kidnappers demanded a huge ransom, some quoting ₦1 billion, as well as the implementation of Shari’ah law in Oyo State, among other conditions.

However, many of those reports relied on phrases such as "sources said", "it was gathered", "reports say", or summaries attributed to the Speaker rather than direct quotations.

The next logical step was to verify exactly what the Speaker said.

*What did the Speaker say?*

The one minute, three seconds video recording of the plenary session in which Hon. Adebo Ogundoyin addressed the matter remains publicly available online.
The video opens with the Speaker saying:

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[Ayekooto @DeeOneAyekooto]

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The 1068 kilometre Illela-Sokoto-Badagry Superhighway at a price of ₦13 trillion
The Ajaokuta-Abuja-Kaduna-Kano (AKK) Gas Pipeline at a price of $2.89 billion or ₦4.5 trillion
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) 1350 Megawatt (MW) Gwagwalada independent power plant (GIPP) a joint venture project estimated to cost $2 billion or ₦3.2 trillion
The Kano-Kaduna rail line at a price of $1.2 billion or ₦2 trillion
The 465-kilometre Trans-Saharan Road being constructed at a price of an estimated $750 million or ₦1.2 trillion
The 439-kilometre Akwanga-Jos-Bauchi-Gombe Road, which costs $1.33 billion or ₦2 trillion
135 roads constructed or reconstructed by Nyesom Wike in the FCT at a cost of over $1.2 billion or ₦1.85 trillion
Greater Abuja water Supply Project, at a price of $470 million or ₦750 billion
The Kaduna Light Rail Project at an initial price of ₦100 billion
International Conference Centre upgrade at a price of ₦39 billion

Lagos is Nigeria's commercial capital and generates almost 50% of Nigeria's total VAT revenue. In 2024, out of an estimated ₦6 trillion VAT generated in Nigeria, Lagos alone contributed ₦2.75 trillion, or about 48%.

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[Habu Sadeik @HabuSadeik]

Below are the tentative component cost of the grid power:

A. Gas - N46/KWh
B. Generation - N70/KWh
C. Transmission - N10/KWh
D. Distribution - N80KWh

Cost-reflective tariff - N206/KWh

Now, let's crack down the numbers and see if there are cost savings measures.

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[Imran Muhammad @Imranmuhdz]

The Results of the 1993 presidential elections as detailed in IBB's Book.

Abuja (FCT)
Tofa 18,313
Abiola 19,968

Abia
Tofa 151,227
Abiola 105,273

Adamawa
Tofa 167,239
Abiola 140,875

Akwa Ibom
Tofa 199,342
Abiola 214,787

Anambra
Tofa 159,258
Abiola 212,024

Bauchi
Tofa 524,836
Abiola 339,339

Benue
Tofa 186,302
Abiola 264,830

Borno
Tofa 128,684
Abiola 153,496

Cross River
Tofa 153,452
Abiola 189,303

Delta
Tofa 145,001
Abiola 327,277

Edo
Tofa 103,572
Abiola 205,407

Enugu
Tofa 284,050
Abiola 263,101

Imo
Tofa 195,836
Abiola 159,350

Jigawa
Tofa 89,836
Abiola 138,552

Kaduna
Tofa 356,860
Abiola 389,713

Kano
Tofa 154,809
Abiola 169,619

Katsina
Tofa 271,077
Abiola 171,162

Kebbi
Tofa 144,808
Abiola 70,219

Kogi
Tofa 265,732
Abiola 222,760

Kwara
Tofa 80,209
Abiola 272,270

Lagos
Tofa 149,432
Abiola 883,865

Niger
Tofa 221,437
Abiola 136,350

Ogun
Tofa 59,246
Abiola 425,725

Ondo
Tofa 162,994
Abiola 883,024

Osun
Tofa 72,068
Abiola 365,266

Oyo
Tofa 105,788
Abiola 536,011

Plateau
Tofa 259,394
Abiola 417,565

Rivers
Tofa 640,973
Abiola 370,578

Sokoto
Tofa 372,250
Abiola 97,726

Taraba
Tofa 64,001
Abiola 101,887

Yobe
Tofa 64,061
Abiola 11,887

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