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over 4 years ago

Me, showing Turkish Ambassador to Nigeria, Hidayet Bayraktar @hidbay the print edition of @muslimnews_NG that featured #Turkiye President, @RTErdogan on the cover as the 2020 GLOBAL MUSLIM PERSONALITY OF THE YEAR #MuslimNews: The most authoritative #Islamic Newspaper in Nigeria

rawshieldpr's tweet photo. Me, showing Turkish Ambassador to Nigeria, Hidayet Bayraktar @hidbay the print edition of @muslimnews_NG that featured #Turkiye President, @RTErdogan on the cover as the 2020 GLOBAL MUSLIM PERSONALITY OF THE YEAR

#MuslimNews: The most authoritative #Islamic Newspaper in Nigeria https://t.co/tVhYSrOwwt

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Rasheed Abubakar @rawshieldpr

about 6 hours ago

@FrancisOji9 @Simwal @muslimnews_NG @MobilePunch As of today, there is no verifiable info regarding the bandits' demands beyond what the Speaker publicly stated, and he did not mention Sharia law. Those who reported a Sharia demand have a duty to tell Nigerians where they got that information. Otherwise, it amounts to fake news

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Rasheed Abubakar @rawshieldpr

about 7 hours ago

@FrancisOji9 @Simwal @muslimnews_NG @MobilePunch No one said it's your responsibility. But a report published 7 hours ago without a verifiable source for such a serious claim raises questions. Journalism requires evidence and attribution. Until credible proof is provided, the claim should be treated as a hoax, not a fact.

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about 14 hours ago

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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Rasheed Abubakar @rawshieldpr

about 13 hours ago

@FrancisOji9 @Simwal @muslimnews_NG Kindly provide the exact quote from @MobilePunch and indicate where the newspaper sourced that claim from. It is important to distinguish between what was directly reported, what was attributed, and what is being interpreted, especially on a sensitive matter like this.

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