A sharia court in Kano has sentenced a Tijjaniyya cleric, Abdul Inyass to death for blasphemy.
The verdict brought to its logical conclusion 9 months of trial conducted in secrecy.
Inyass and 13 others were arrested last May in Kano during a religious functions in the volatile city for blasphemy.
An Upper Sharia court Rijiya Lemu had in June last year sentenced Inyass accomplices which included a woman and 8 others to death.
A statement by the Registrar, Kano Sharia court of Appeal signed by one Alhaji Nasiru last June stated that 8 persons were found guilty in accordance with section 110 and 302 of the penal code procedure, but Inyass sentence was delayed.
Abdul Inyas, Hajiya Mairo Ibrahim and 10 others were accused of making blasphemous statement against the Prophet of Islam, on May 5th at a religious gathering in honour of Sheik Ibrahim Inyass at Dala general area of Kano municipal.
The controversial Sheik Abdul Inyass is of Haqiqa (Realist) group, a mystical branch of Tijjaniyya movement with its headquarters in Senegal.
When the accused persons appeared in court on May 22nd thousands of youths who stormed the court to witness the proceedings burnt down the Sharia court.
This development may have forced government to conduct the trial in secret. But while the accused were in detention irate youths stormed and demolished Sheik Abdul Inyass residence located at Gaida, Kumbotso local government area of the municipality.
The statement further disclosed that Al Qassim Abubakar, Yahaya Abubakar, Isa Abubakar and Abdullahi Abubakar were discharged and acquitted by the court in tandem with sec 404 of Sharia criminal procedure. Click to signup for FREE news updates, latest information and hottest gists everyday
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Do all these show we are one country? A different penal code is in use in some parts of the country. I wonder if this is not the worst kind of treason. Can such take place in south east?
ReplyDeleteNot in support of Sharia Law but that's what you have in a state that practices Federalism.America practices same government system that's why you have different laws for different states.Texas has like an Open Carry of guns while in a place like New York guns are not allowed
DeleteDifferent laws for different states under one constitution which started with: WE THE PEOPLE... But here is different constitutions that no one agreed with. And please stop mentioning America because we have never planned to copy them. Just accept that we live in a useless society.
DeleteI dnt think Nigeria is practising true federalism. This is more like convienient federalism. Our states don't control their resources as such you can't state comparing us to the US. Seems we r gradually becoming an Islamic nation
DeleteThat is sharia for you. That can't be done to a Christian in any part of the country. I like it that way please even though am a Christian
ReplyDeletePlease we are not practising true federalism except this is convienient federalism. Do our states control their resources and this is capital punishment which is no joke. Such a court shouldn't have such jurisdiction. Before you know it, they turn Nigeria into the middle east. We already have Shiite discussing with Iran, who knows what's next
ReplyDeletePlease we are not practising true federalism except this is convienient federalism. Do our states control their resources and this is capital punishment which is no joke. Such a court shouldn't have such jurisdiction. Before you know it, they turn Nigeria into the middle east. We already have Shiite discussing with Iran, who knows what's next
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