Several Nigerian stats are toeing the path of Kaduna state and may implement the anti-preaching bill in their states as well.

According to governor Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna State, many state governments have approached his government for a copy of the religious bill he proposed.

El-Rufai said the proposed law was sent to the state House of Assembly since October 15, 2015 and was not a new bill as being speculated.

“It was first enacted in 1984 during the term of Air Vice Marshal Usman Mua’zu (retd) after the Maitsine uprising in 1982. The then military junta saw the need to regulate preaching in some states in the North.

“Many states are ready to do similar thing now. They have asked for the copy of our bill. I will not name the states," he said.


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