Kammala wannan magana: Jihohi goma sha biyu na arewacin musulmi sun haɗa kotunan Sharia a cikin tsarin shari'arsu tare da iko da ikon waɗannan kotunan da ke ƙaruwa da raguwa a cikin shekaru ashirin da suka gabata. A wasu daga cikin wadannan jihohi, kotunan shari'a sune kotunan sasantawa na zabi don al'amuran halin mutum inda kamar yadda yake a wasu, shari'ar ta maye gurbin tsarin shari'a na jihar da aka saba da shi a cikin al'amuran farar hula da na laifi. Wannan ya kawo rikici saboda ayyukanta na nuna bambanci ga 'yan tsiraru na addini da na jima'i. Arewacin Najeriya ma ya kasance wurin ci gaba da
'Yan tawayen Islama da suka yi sanadiyar mutuwar dubun dubatar mutane da kuma korarsu.