A COW THIEF IN ZAMFARA STATE

In March of 2000, just two months before we traveled to Nigeria, a man, known as a notorious cow thief in Zamfara state became the first amputee since the state government formally introduced Islamic Sharia law in January of that year. Buba Bello Kare Garhie Jangebe was convicted by the Sharia court for stealing a cow. This poster documents that event, showing Bello’s crime, his sentencing in a Muslim court, and his subsequent punishment.

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