Muslim Council In Nigeria Protests Child's Rights Act

The Supreme Council for Shari'ah in Nigeria (SCSN), has protested the attempt of the country's federal government to impose the Child's Rights Act, passed by the National Assembly in 2003, on state Assemblies. According to a story on Monday by AllAfrica.com, SCSN said: "Any law that seeks to give equal rights to male and female children in inheritance, seeks to give an illegitimate child the same rights as the legitimate one, and establish a court (family court) that ousts the jurisdiction of shari'ah courts on all matters affecting children, is unacceptable to Muslims."