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• KATSAYEL V. ABDULLAHI (2026)→

  Court

  Supreme Court of Nigeria

  Judgment date

  30 January 2026

  Summary of Katsayel v. Abdullahi (2026), on quorum, jurisdiction and the constitutional validity of proceedings before a Katsina Sharia Court.

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