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Blasphemy: Any Muslim lawyer who defends convicted Kano singer has renounced Islam, says Cleric

Ishaku Yohanna

The Chairman of Sokoto State Ulama Forum of Izala, Sheikh Abubakar Usman Mabera has said any lawyer who defends the Kano State singer Yahaya Aminu Sharif recently convicted for blasphemy by a Sharia court has renounced his Islamic faith. According to Tribune Newspaper, the Islamic cleric affirmed that a competent Sharia court in Kano had sentenced the musician to death for blasphemy. He noted that blasphemy in Islam was a capital punishment by death, saying, “As a Muslim, the law applies to the singer. The cleric, who is also the…

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Kano musician sentenced to death for blasphemy appeals judgment

Ishaku Yohanna

Yahaya Sharif-Aminu, a musician sentenced to death by hanging for blasphemy against Prophet Muhammed by an Upper Shari’a Court in Kano has appealed the judgment. Public Relations Officer of Kano Courts, Baba Jibo confirmed the development. The Kano Singer was sentenced to death on August 10, 2020, and was given 30 days by the court to appeal the judgment. In a suit filed on Thursday at the Kano State High Court by his lawyer, Kola Alapinni , Sharif-Aminu said he is dissatisfied with the judgment of the Shari’a Court. On…

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Blasphemy: Shari’a Council asks Kano govt to execute singer

Ishaku Yohanna

The Supreme Council for Shari’ah in Nigeria has urged Kano State govern­ment to execute the court judgment that found a mu­sician guilty for blasphemy. In a statement signed by its Secretary General, Na­fi’u Baba-Ahmad, Tuesday in Kaduna, the Shari’ah Council said executing the judgment will serve as de­terrent to others. It berated those calling for the pardon of the con­vict, and advised the Kano State government not to be swayed by their antics. The Council, therefore, asked Governor Abdullahi Umar Ganduje of Kano State, to as a matter of urgency…

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