Christian Woman Wrongly Arrested for Converting From Islam: Nigerian Court

Christian woman wrongly arrested for converting from Islam: Nigerian court

A Federal High Court in Muslim-majority northern Nigeria has ruled that Islamic religious police have no authority to arrest a Christian woman.

Nigerian court bars Islamic police from arresting Christian convert over faith, marriage refusal

The federal high court described the actions taken against the woman as a “flagrant violation” of her fundamental rights to human dignity and freedom of religion. [...]

Nigerian court bars Islamic police from arresting Christian convert over faith

KANO, Nigeria — A federal high court in Nigeria has restrained authorities in the country’s Kano state and the Islamic religious police, known as Hisbah, from arresting a 22-year-old woman because she converted from Islam to Christianity and rejected a forced marriage.In its May 26 ruling, the court described the actions taken against the woman, identified by the pseudonym “Sarah,” as a “flagrant violation” of her fundamental rights to human dig…