Sharia Law: 2 Receive Death Sentence For Blaspheming Muhammed In Kano

Two persons were sentenced to death by an Upper Sharia Court in Rijiyar Lemo, Kano for alleged blasphemy against the Prophet Muhammad.

 

Premium Times reports that Abdul-Inyas and Hajiya Mairo were arrested alongside several others for making blasphemous statement against the Prophet of Islam in early June. The offence triggered protest in Kano, however, the demonstration was promptly quelled by law enforcement agents.

Several other media claimed that more than two persons were sentenced to death – Daily Post suggested that eight were found guilty while Nigerian Watch reported there were nine of them.

A statement by the State Sharia Court of Appeal, signed by a man named Nasiru, said the two persons were found guilty under section 110 and section 382b of the Sharia Penal Court law year 2000.

“They are hereby sentenced to death,” the statement read.

Moreover, the statement acknowledged that some Muslim faithful in Kano threatened violence if the accused were set free.

The court however freed Alkasim Abubakar, Yahya Abubakar, Isa Abubakar, and Abdullahi Abubakar, who were arrested alongside the two convicted persons.

They were found not guilty by the court.

Already, news of the judgment has sparked jubilation by a section of Kano residents.