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Many of the 60 people who packed the small courtroom shouted, "God is great!" in the Hausa dialect, as Ms. Lawal wept.
"This is a triumph of Allah's law against the enemies of Shariah," said Muhammad Radiu, 26, an Islamic studies student. "By this judgment, we are confident the government is serious about the implementation of Shariah."
(Tue Aug 20, 2002 - 11:22:46 am)