A recent video featuring the Mufti of Iwo, Sheikh Dawood, Malaasan, has stirred public discourse across Yoruba States, following the introduction of Shari’ah Court in Oyo State. In the video, the cleric passionately defended the establishment of a Shari’ah court in Oyo State, and issued warnings to those opposing the initiative. The Sheikh is heard making inflammatory statements, saying: “To those of you in Oyo State who dare oppose the Shari’ah court, you should know that your mothers were not born well to have given birth to you. You can…
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Kano: “I wont beg for leniency”, says cleric, Abdul-Jabbar, sentenced to death by Shariah Court for blasphemy
An Upper Shari’ah Court, sitting in Kano yesterday, sentenced Kano Islamic cleric, Sheikh Abdul-Jabbar Kabara, to death by hanging after finding him guilty of committing blasphemy. This was just as Sheikh Kabara said that he would not beg for leniency, saying that I am ready to die and I will die like a hero. In the judgment, which lasted over two hours, Khadi Ibrahim Sarki Yola ruled and said that this Honourable Court is convinced that the prosecution counsels had proven their case beyond a reasonable doubt, thereafter, the court…
Read MoreKano Sharia Court sentences another man to death by stoning
A Kano Sharia Court has sentenced a 60-year-old man, Mati Abdu, to death by stoning. This comes barely three days after the court sentenced a 22-year-old musician, Yahaya Sharif, to death by hanging for blasphemy against Prophet Muhammad. SaharaReporters gathered Abdul was arrested by the police in 2019 after he allegedly raped a 12-year-old girl at Farsa Village in Tsanyawa Local Government Area of the state. The judge, Ibrahim Yola, gave the verdict on Wednesday after finding Abdul guilty as charged. Baba Jibo, Public Relations Officer of the Sharia Court,…
Read MoreKano Sharia Court sentences singer to death for blasphemy
An Upper Sharia Court sitting in Kano has sentenced a 22-year old singer, Yahaya Aminu Sharif, to death by hanging for blaspheming against Prophet Muhammad. According to reports, the judge, Khadi Aliyu Muhammad Kani, gave the verdict today August 10 after finding Yahaya Aminu Sharif guilty as charged. Mr. Sharif who is a member of the Islamic Tijjaniya sect and Faidha group, composed a song blaspheming Prophet Mohammed and circulated it via WhatsApp in March 2020. Residents of the state got angry when they heard the song and started a protest. They burnt…
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